sheet metal

noun

: metal in the form of a sheet

Examples of sheet metal in a Sentence

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Marek Reichman, Aston’s chief creative officer and executive vice president, walked us through the Vantage Roadster’s admittedly familiar sheet metal. Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025 Supreme Court battle Abrego Garcia, a Maryland sheet metal worker, was pulled over by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while driving with his 5-year-old son on March 12. Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 May 2025 Hundreds of informal shelters—cobbled together from sheet metal, car doors, carpets, tarps—had been erected amid slabs of concrete. Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025 His father, Milton, was a union sheet metal worker. Jeré Longman, New York Times, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheet metal

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheet metal was in 1852

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“Sheet metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20metal. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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sheet metal

noun
: metal in the form of a sheet
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