tine

Example Sentences

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Differences in the concentrations of an odorant sensed by each tine of a snake’s forked tongue help the snake home in on quarry it can’t see.

From Science Magazine • May 24, 2023

And Kareem and programs like Kareem’s is one tine on the fork.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023

Russell made 11 of 12 field goals and 4 of 5 3-pointers to help the Timberwolves beat the Thunder for second tine in three nights.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

When bubbles puffed up to the surface and the edges turned golden, I flipped them with the tine of a fork.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021

I put the knife through the second tine, as we had been strictly taught, and began to saw against the bone.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou