tiffin
Example Sentences
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"He is alive because I didn't give him tiffin," she said.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
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
He found a hawker to sell his necklaces and earrings in plastic tiffin boxes on a street full of cheap-jewelry sellers.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022
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
"It will be," Ma answers, handing him the tiffin box of lunch she packs in the mornings.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
