def combine_horizontally(bounding_boxes, evaled_letter_width):
# Sort by position
sorted_boxes = sorted(bounding_boxes, key=lambda x: x.x, reverse=False)
idx = 0
while idx < len(sorted_boxes) - 1:
box = sorted_boxes[idx]
next_box = sorted_boxes[idx + 1]
combined = BoundingBox.combine(box, next_box)
combined_max_width = evaled_letter_width * 1.2
if combined.w < combined_max_width:
sorted_boxes.pop(idx)
sorted_boxes.pop(idx)
sorted_boxes.insert(idx, combined)
else:
idx += 1
return sorted_boxes
