How to Use tin in a Sentence

tin

1 of 2 noun
  • Time to break out the tin foil hats.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 June 2026
  • There are six unique tins for fans to get their hands on.
    — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • In a large cocktail tin, crack a whole egg.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And bonus points for the tin ceiling here.
    — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 15 May 2026
  • Plus, the tiles stick to the tin, so kids can build on the go.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
  • There was a large tin of this treacle in the barn.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Each meal comes with a tin full of collectibles, too.
    — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The best places to store teas are in a glass jar or any dry tin with lid.
    — Barb Sands, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Is there suddenly a run on pie tins?
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Each tin holds enough tea leaves for one to cups of beverage.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Eating five tins of sardines per day could pose health risks.
    — Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Add ice, seal tins and shake hard for six to 10 seconds.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Add ice, seal tins and shake hard for six to 10 seconds.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The tin sheets of the treehouse roof flap wildly.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 May 2026
  • No tin-foil hat needed to connect those dots.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Hunter grew up on Saipan and watched at least three tin roofs fly past his yard.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Package some in tins to gift to neighbors.
    — Mack Swenson, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Muffin tins aren't just for muffins or cupcakes.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Life is like a tin of sardines – all of us are looking for the key.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
  • High, helpless sound in the tin room, just, echoing back.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Aside from its rich taste coaxed in fruity olive oil, a tin is often less than four bucks.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 May 2026
  • Henry is a must-visit for small-batch wines and tins of briny fish.
    — Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
  • Serve straight from the muffin tin or freeze and reheat for grab-and-go ease.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • As a bonus, the 2-ounce tin is travel-friendly.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
  • Holding a glass bowl in one hand and a tin basket in the other.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Add ice, seal tins and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Add ice, seal tins and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Add ice, seal tins and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Combine the tins and dry shake for about 10 seconds.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There are one million tins of sardines in the cupboard.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

tin

2 of 2 verb
  • The final key to your wellness pantry is tinned fish.
    — Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Jan. 2026
  • So the cheeses, charcuterie, and tinned and cured fish turn into a meal.
    — Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Canned tuna has never been my thing, nor have tinned sardines or even most anchovies.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That Altoids tin with just a bunch of, like, random pills in it, like candy?
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 29 July 2021
  • For something more substantial, there’s a cheese plate and tinned tuna.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • Strip the wires on both ends of each of the speaker cables and tin the two wires on one end of each speaker cable.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2021
  • To be in on the food scene is to be a part of a cool-kids club—dirty martini in one hand and tinned fish in the other.
    — Kris Martins, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Insert the fork tines straight into the ground to a depth of 6 to 8 inches and then pull them straight out.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • Sophisticates use their left hand to hold a fork, tines down, and hold their knife in their right, cutting one bite at a time.
    — Carolyne Zinko, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2018
  • Start the group chat and send a picture of your new martini-and-tinned-fish set to get everyone on board.
    — Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 25 May 2026
  • They were invited to England, tined and dined and they their hotels and airlines paid for.
    — Fox News, 26 May 2018
  • Add remaining ingredients to tin, shake and fine strain into coupe glass.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Using a soldering iron with a small tip, tin the contacts on the ends of each LED strip.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Danny Boy also stocks an assortment of cheeses, wines, tinned fish and specialty items.
    — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Combine tinned fish with plain Greek yogurt and drizzle with olive oil and salt to taste for an easy high-protein sandwich spread or veggie dip.
    — Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • However, royals eat the Continental way, holding their forks in the left hand, tines down, and the knife in the right.
    — Maria Mercedes Lara, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • But before they’re canned, jarred, or tinned, anchovies—a term that encompasses more than 140 species of fish—swim the ocean in large schools.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Ormolu is an alloy of copper, zinc and sometimes tin, cast into decorative shapes and gilded with a fine gold-mercury mixture.
    — oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Since supplies could run low during a crisis, the leaflet provides checklists of what to stock up on, including mineral water, wet wipes and tinned hummus.
    — Laignee Barron, Time, 22 May 2018
  • But there’s also tinned fish on a plate in the style of modern wine bars, chilled poached prawns with vadouvan aioli and roasted halibut in an elegant Meyer lemon beurre blanc.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Hearts of palm—those tinned, briny, squeaky stalks from the pickle aisle—made their way into innumerable pasta, salad, and dip recipes of the late ’90s and early aughts.
    — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Boutiques on the perimeter specialize in local saffron, honey, and tinned caviar from Azerbaijani sturgeon.
    — Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Kimmel’s from-scratch version features colorful fresh green beans that are baked in a homemade white sauce that tastes cleaner than the 1950s tinned three-can combo.
    — oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2019
  • They are beautifully boxed, tinned, or elegantly wrapped in paper and given to friends, neighbors, relatives, and colleagues.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Worries that new economic lockdowns will erode demand from the world’s largest commodity consumer have dragged aluminum and tin down more than 17% from their recent all-time highs.
    — Hardika Singh, WSJ, 3 May 2022
  • The movie slows to a crawl when Hepburn delicately picks up her fork in her left hand, tines down, and her spoon in her right, curved gently upward, and begins to compose a salad from a serving dish.
    — Dwight Garner, Town & Country, 5 June 2013
  • During the intersession, the second-graders worked diligently tin punching designs on pie pans, weaving baskets out of paper and creating unique toys and games.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Most of her business marketing has been via word of mouth, or occasionally when someone is specifically looking for a coppersmith for their custom project or a tinsmith to re-tin their copper cookware.
    — Alison Coleman, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • Decorated with surfboards, tinned fish and jarred spices, Canteen brings a lively energy that Menlo Park desperately needs.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2023
  • As an exclusive offering of this store, customers can create unique mixes of their favorite squares then customize a bag or tin with a personal photo and message, created and printed instantly in store.
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 2 June 2022

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