tiffin
Example Sentences
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At the counter selling pastries, bread and lunches, Helen Vandenhaute shows me their stackable "tiffin tins" used for takeaways.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023
Rashim, who is fond of thriller TV shows, watches a local Indian serial on his smartphone while his oldest son, a young teenager, shows up with a tiffin, or lunchbox.
From Slate • Aug. 5, 2022
He found a hawker to sell his necklaces and earrings in plastic tiffin boxes on a street full of cheap-jewelry sellers.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022
The arrival of a tiffin adds a little drama to the scene, as a server deconstructs the silver tower and crowds the recipient’s table with steamy and fragrant metal bowls of food.
From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2019
He had a tiffin carrier with tomato sandwiches.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
