: a box or container usually made of cardboard and often of corrugated cardboard
several cartons of books
cartoned; cartoning; cartons
: to pack or enclose in a carton
: to shape cartons from cardboard sheets
Examples of carton in a Sentence
Noun
She got a carton of ice cream out of the freezer.
a carton of orange juice
He bought a carton of cigarettes.
Several cartons of books arrived yesterday.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Two drivers were making a scheduled delivery when the suspects stole the cartons from the truck’s cargo area, according to Kleven.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The affected ravioli were packaged in 9 7/8-ounce plastic trays sealed with film and enclosed in a paperboard carton.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Two drivers were making a scheduled delivery when the suspects stole the cartons from the truck’s cargo area, according to Kleven.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
This basket has a little bit of everything: a sitting bunny, Easter bonbons, caramel bonbons, peeps, an Easter egg carton a chocolate duck and some lollipops.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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“Carton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carton. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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