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

There are Indian tiffin carriers, ghee pots, woks, a noodle press and falafel molds.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

As we wait for him to return, a local municipality van pulls over and people in orange uniforms unload metal tiffin containers with hot food ready for distribution.

From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2020

He had a tiffin carrier with tomato sandwiches.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy