cubicle
noun
cu·bi·cle
ˈkyü-bi-kəl 
1
: a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
2
a
: a small partitioned space
especially
: one with a desk used for work in a business office
b
: carrel
Examples of cubicle in a Sentence
data entry clerks busily typing in cubicles
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Charlotte office renovations and conversions Post-COVID, office towers have to either entice people to come back to the cubicle or change uses.
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
New arrivals are handed a cup of coffee, a burrito, and a bag with their personal belongings, then rushed through a series of cubicles where the Honduran government records their return.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
With the Doodler, the company sought to create something to liven up the average weekday inside the office cubicle.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
Those media outlets were welcomed into the building’s workspaces, though the cubicles and offices are said to be largely empty nowadays.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
New arrivals are handed a cup of coffee, a burrito, and a bag with their personal belongings, then rushed through a series of cubicles where the Honduran government records their return.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
With the Doodler, the company sought to create something to liven up the average weekday inside the office cubicle.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
Those media outlets were welcomed into the building’s workspaces, though the cubicles and offices are said to be largely empty nowadays.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cubicle
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“Cubicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cubicle. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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cubicle
noun
cu·bi·cle
ˈkyü-bi-kəl
: a small separate space (as for sleeping, studying, or working) usually having removable partitions
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