tin can
Example Sentences
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King Charles, who became patron of the RHS in 2024, and the Queen presented awards including to a display called The Queen Bee made from upcycled containers – with tin can bees.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Residents have responded in kind, posting a picture of a tin can phone to signal their slide back to the pre-digital age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
From the outside, the Team Associated trailer looked like a glorified tin can, but inside it was furnished with crisp white shelving and a treasure trove of motor parts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
Movies to be watched on planes, making bearable the three or nine hours spent in a tin can, squashed on all sides, munching tiny pretzels and trying not to order yet another gin and tonic.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
Each day we put a little money away in our old tin can.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
