Examples of tine in a Sentence
Noun
One of the fork's tines was bent.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Each new set grows larger and increasingly complex as the stag matures, with more intricate points, called tines, crowning the heads of older males.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Dip the tines of a fork into powdered sugar (to prevent sticking), and press fork into each dough ball to flatten into a 1- to 1 1/4-inch disk.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Then lift the lid and fluff the pilaf with the tines of a large fork and serve.
—Bill St. John, Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Shaffer, who works at a local hotel, added the other elk had one of his tines broken, which was later picked up by a ranger and is now on display at the Mammoth Visitor Center.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Each new set grows larger and increasingly complex as the stag matures, with more intricate points, called tines, crowning the heads of older males.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Dip the tines of a fork into powdered sugar (to prevent sticking), and press fork into each dough ball to flatten into a 1- to 1 1/4-inch disk.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Then lift the lid and fluff the pilaf with the tines of a large fork and serve.
—Bill St. John, Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Tine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tine. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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