tin

Example Sentences

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It was rescued and saved by Rick Flagan, a professor of chemical engineering and environmental science, who found it in a tin film canister in a Caltech closet.

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

Goodison-Blanks said the tin itself had some "patternation and rusting" on it and the label was a "bit worn".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

And as smoothly as I could, I offered her my own brand-new tin.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan