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

"It had a wood stove and no running water and a tin roof, rusted. It was a funky little shack."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Onto this someone in the hall was placing tin plates filled with a steaming gruel.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom