Examples of tine in a Sentence
Noun
One of the fork's tines was bent.
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Walk slowly, watching for rocks and other hazards and allowing the tines to do their job of breaking up the soil.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
And presuming this is a classic dishwasher silverware basket situation, those tines just aren’t going to get consistently clean when bunched up at the bottom.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Francis’ patent drawing has a complete spoon bowl with tines appearing out the front.
—James Stout, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Instead, prosecutors said, a shootout between longtime gang rivals left six dead including three bystanders in the chaotic minutes after closing tine, April 3, 2022.
—Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Walk slowly, watching for rocks and other hazards and allowing the tines to do their job of breaking up the soil.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
And presuming this is a classic dishwasher silverware basket situation, those tines just aren’t going to get consistently clean when bunched up at the bottom.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Francis’ patent drawing has a complete spoon bowl with tines appearing out the front.
—James Stout, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Tine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tine. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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