tin

Example Sentences

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Across the country, there are still farms operating under 1960s standards – tin shacks, walls made of baked soil or cement bricks, and no fencing.

From BBC

Residents can donate tinned goods, cereals, pasta, rice, snacks and tea and coffee.

From BBC

"Some of our volunteers have dug up phones wrapped in tin foil," Ms Gates added.

From BBC

All of which makes the decision to play in the round, packed like sardines in a crushed tin can, all the more significant.

From BBC

Bee Wilson’s own painful memories were triggered by the clang of a heart-shaped baking tin falling to the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal