Examples of tine in a Sentence
Noun
One of the fork's tines was bent.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2024
The sunstar rendering fails to blow me away, however, since the tines split apart toward their edges, and ample purple ghosting is present.
—PCMAG, 6 June 2024
At f/22, the lens draws interesting sunstars, with the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock tines stretching much longer than the others.
—PCMAG, 26 May 2024
The 24-70mm II uses an 11-blade aperture, so its starbursts show 22 tines.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
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Noun
Some rear tine tillers have multiple speeds, including reverse, and can rotate the tines forward or rearward, called counterrotating, for different tasks.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2024
The sunstar rendering fails to blow me away, however, since the tines split apart toward their edges, and ample purple ghosting is present.
—PCMAG, 6 June 2024
At f/22, the lens draws interesting sunstars, with the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock tines stretching much longer than the others.
—PCMAG, 26 May 2024
The 24-70mm II uses an 11-blade aperture, so its starbursts show 22 tines.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
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“Tine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tine. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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