tinfoil

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tin·foil | \ ˈtin-ˌfȯi(-ə)l

Definition of tinfoil

: a paper-thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or tin-lead alloy

Examples of tinfoil in a Sentence

Wrap the leftover food in tinfoil.

Recent Examples on the Web Danny recommends keeping the cotton/tinfoil combo on for 10-15 minutes and repeating as needed. — Alexis Gaskin, Marie Claire, 22 Sep. 2021 When the eclipse begins, place the second piece of paper on the ground, and then hold your homemade projector — tinfoil side up — directly over it. — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021 Then put on your tinfoil helmet, lock yourself into your plexiglass cone of defiance, and hope for the best. — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2021 The menu encourages you to experiment with the possibilities, which come packaged neatly in a tinfoil box with a snickerdoodle cookie on the side. — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2021 The sun will shine through the small hole in the tinfoil and will be projected on the paper below. — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021 Before QAnon, there was that tinfoil-hat document called the Steele dossier. — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 13 May 2021 Then again, with the draft only a few days away, who isn’t already wearing a tinfoil hat? — Demetrio Teniente, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2021 From his spot on the porch, Pimentel could see the tinfoil blocking the apartment windows to keep out the heat. — Eli Saslow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2021

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