sandwich board
noun
: two usually hinged boards designed for hanging from the shoulders with one board before and one behind and used especially for advertising or picketing
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The council agreed and allowed Bike the Dunes to put its sandwich board sign in the town’s median near the visitor center entrance when the rental business is operating.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
To educate the public about the new ordinance, the city plans to post signage around town and use sandwich boards near the beaches.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The encounters prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to post temporary sandwich board-style signs at the Crosier Mountain trailhead warning of mountain lion activity.
—Outside, 6 Jan. 2026
Pepino has several local ties, with La Jolla surfer and ceramicist Joe Skoby creating a sculptural light installation and La Jolla High School woodshop students making craft sandwich boards and wooden plates for the restaurant.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
To educate the public about the new ordinance, the city plans to post signage around town and use sandwich boards near the beaches.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The encounters prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to post temporary sandwich board-style signs at the Crosier Mountain trailhead warning of mountain lion activity.
—Outside, 6 Jan. 2026
Pepino has several local ties, with La Jolla surfer and ceramicist Joe Skoby creating a sculptural light installation and La Jolla High School woodshop students making craft sandwich boards and wooden plates for the restaurant.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Sandwich board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandwich%20board. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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