Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tun
Under stressful conditions, with cysteine unavailable to the free radicals being produced, the tardigrades couldn’t form tuns.
—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
17 Jan. 2024
The agaves are cut into one inch cubes and then cooked for seven hours in a heated mash tun equipped with a stream jacket.
—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2021
In a commercial brewhouse, the grain is cracked in a mill then sent through a grist case, which dispenses it into a vessel called the mash tun.
—
oregonlive,
20 Feb. 2020
Forks clank down, sleeves roll up, and diners file into the abutting bodega to fill their glasses with cool, foamy sagardo straight from the 5,000-gallon tun.
—
Benjamin Kemper,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2018
All the remaining grain falls to the bottom of the stainless steel tun, creating a grain bed through which the liquid passes on its way back to the mash kettle.
—
Tara Massouleh,
AL.com,
31 May 2017
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
17 Jan. 2024
The agaves are cut into one inch cubes and then cooked for seven hours in a heated mash tun equipped with a stream jacket.
—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2021
In a commercial brewhouse, the grain is cracked in a mill then sent through a grist case, which dispenses it into a vessel called the mash tun.
—
oregonlive,
20 Feb. 2020
Forks clank down, sleeves roll up, and diners file into the abutting bodega to fill their glasses with cool, foamy sagardo straight from the 5,000-gallon tun.
—
Benjamin Kemper,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2018
All the remaining grain falls to the bottom of the stainless steel tun, creating a grain bed through which the liquid passes on its way back to the mash kettle.
—
Tara Massouleh,
AL.com,
31 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tun
Noun
-
Residents, meanwhile, can help the town’s efforts by reducing standing water around their homes, keeping their lawns mowed and trimmed, keeping rain barrels covered or screened, and cleaning their gutters regularly to prevent accumulated water.
-
Mat work, the classic reformer, the Cadillac and the barrel build strength and range of motion.
Noun
-
The freshwater mollusk, first spotted in North America in the Delta in 2024, threatens water systems by clogging pipes and altering the food web.
-
Spoon or pipe yolk mixture evenly into reserved egg white halves.
Cite this Entry
“Tun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tun. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
