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Noun
One of the fork's tines was bent.
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Use tines of fork to pierce dough in several places on the bottom of the dough.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
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
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Noun
Press together to seal; press fork tines around edge to seal and crimp.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Use tines of fork to pierce dough in several places on the bottom of the dough.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for tine
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“Tine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tine. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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