aluminum foil

noun

: thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food

Examples of aluminum foil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cover with aluminum foil, and bake in preheated oven 40 minutes. — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026

Store in an airtight container or tin or wrapped in parchment paper and then aluminum foil at room temperature for up to 5 days. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Perreault-Magny, a father of a toddler, said he's seen mothers carrying infants through the woods, their feet wrapped in aluminum foil to stave off the winter's cold. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The toaster used is shared with full-gluten bread, but the conveyor belt-style oven allows workers to place gluten-free bread on aluminum foil to keep it from touching the actual oven. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aluminum foil

• aerofoil
• cinquefoil
• hydrofoil
• quatrefoil
• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil