How to Use chocolate-box in a Sentence
chocolate-box
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Her agent warned that behind the chocolate-box exterior was a very particular house.
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Caroline Randall Williams,
Architectural Digest,
27 Aug. 2026
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Some Meyers loyalists might opt for The Holiday, with its fake chocolate-box cottage and rom-com clichés.
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The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
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The opening chapter, set on Christmas Eve, offers a domestic scene as chocolate-box pretty as the town’s topography.
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Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2025
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This chocolate-box Swiss village, perched on a shelf of rock some 1,200 meters above sea level, is located deep within the Lauterbrunnen Valley and—to put it mildly—requires a little effort to reach.
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Liam Hess,
Vogue,
9 Dec. 2025
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Blending Bavarian charm with the chocolate-box appeal of the English countryside, The Six Bells’ inspiration lies firmly across the Atlantic, where characterful cottages and rural retreats have long mastered the art of the tucked-away, nostalgic nook.
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Chloe Frost-Smith,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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