tin

Example Sentences

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Those smoke-stained mirrors, that tin ceiling, the drapery and light fixtures are in fact set-dressed — ersatz!

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

Traditionally, scientists believed the tin nucleus simply released neutrons to cool down, effectively losing any trace of the earlier beta decay event.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Will Williams, 23, is from St Ives and recently bought eight miles away in Pool, where a former tin mining site has been redeveloped into housing.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

He pries open the tin of hot chocolate powder with the end of a spoon.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko