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

Ehrlich chose the five metals—chromium, copper, nickel, tin and tungsten—and took the bet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Traditionally, scientists believed the tin nucleus simply released neutrons to cool down, effectively losing any trace of the earlier beta decay event.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

“It’s not the same on this rolling tin can without you.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste