Examples of tine in a Sentence
Noun
One of the fork's tines was bent.
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Use the tines of the fork to gently but firmly scrape the outermost layer of the lemon.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
The fork, with its tines up and handle facing outward, should be placed with its handle pointing at 4 o’clock, midway down the plate to indicate resting.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Available for rent at hardware stores, core aerators have hollow tines that pull 2- to 3-inch-long cores of soil from the turf every few inches.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Place ingredients in a bowl and mash with the tines of a fork.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Use the tines of the fork to gently but firmly scrape the outermost layer of the lemon.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
The fork, with its tines up and handle facing outward, should be placed with its handle pointing at 4 o’clock, midway down the plate to indicate resting.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Available for rent at hardware stores, core aerators have hollow tines that pull 2- to 3-inch-long cores of soil from the turf every few inches.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Tine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tine. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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