tine

Example Sentences

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In Tayari Jones’s novel, two childhood friends in 1950s Louisiana take “different tines at the fork in the road.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Vernice eventually realizes that she and her friend have taken “different tines at the fork in the road.”

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He stabbed his fork into his mashed potatoes and savored the sound of the metal tines hitting the plate.

From Literature

Use the tines of a fork to flatten and indent crisscross patterns over the tops of each cookie.

From Salon

The 5-foot-6-inch robot shuffled to the dishwasher, pulled the door handle and slid a fork—tines up, naturally—into the silverware holder.

From The Wall Street Journal