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The rockets were built in segments, like tin cans stacked on top of each other.
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Howard Berkes, NPR, 25 Jan. 2026
Under the Blue Bag program, residents of single-family houses and apartment buildings with four units or fewer would place their glass, aluminum, tin cans, and recyclable plastic in one blue plastic bag and their paper in another.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Plus, this tin can hold other gifts or wrapping essentials this holiday season.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
With respect to Carol, refusing first class is one form of resistance, but licking the lid of a tin can from the garbage is another level of commitment.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
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Howard Berkes, NPR, 25 Jan. 2026
Under the Blue Bag program, residents of single-family houses and apartment buildings with four units or fewer would place their glass, aluminum, tin cans, and recyclable plastic in one blue plastic bag and their paper in another.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Plus, this tin can hold other gifts or wrapping essentials this holiday season.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
With respect to Carol, refusing first class is one form of resistance, but licking the lid of a tin can from the garbage is another level of commitment.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tin can
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“Tin can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tin%20can. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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