lid

Example Sentences

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Your cistern no longer refills endlessly, but now you have to lift the lid and manually reset it after every flush.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“I put my hand on my lid, I look down, and I close my eyes,” Cervantes said of his superstition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

A fastback design calls for a roughly diagonal profile and backlight glass sloping from the trailing edge of the roofline to the deck lid, a feature nowhere in sight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

More EV competition and increased U.S. production capacity have kept a lid on pricing.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

They bang into each other, and the pressure in the pot rises, causing the lid to dance.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland