tin

Example Sentences

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Those smoke-stained mirrors, that tin ceiling, the drapery and light fixtures are in fact set-dressed — ersatz!

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

With no local testing or controls of exports, secondary minerals like tantalum, beryl and tin were being shipped out undetected and untaxed.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

It does what it says on the tin, delighting huge crowds with a nerve-jangling test for the best players in the world year in, year out.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 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

There was no milk, perhaps, but there were cups, spoons, a tin of black tea, even some sugar.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood