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tin can

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Recent Examples of tin can But Cordell made by far the worst-sounding Ramones album, with the band pounding away in what sounds like a large tin can. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 May 2026 Dispose of tin cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots, or similar water-holding containers. — John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 Apr. 2026 Another method, popular with some modern Indigenous peoples, uses a tin can instead of a clay bowl. — ArsTechnica, 18 Mar. 2026 The original Boomslang was packaged in a tin can with foam inside to protect the mouse; nice enough. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tin can

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His son lives next door under a tin roof, pounded out by the tropical rain.

— Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
For the Albacore Tuna in Spicy Olive Oil tin, expect tender albacore tuna that was pole-and-line caught in the Bay of Biscay in Spain and then placed in 100 percent Spanish olive oil.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

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Beard replaced Dan Mitchell on the drums in ZZ Top in 1969 and helped recruit Hill from American Blues.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Then, in the meditation hall, our cheery host suddenly turned serious and began pounding on a 350-year-old drum from a samurai castle used for marking the beginning of chores.

— Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026

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The Outranger also carries a 255-L aluminum cargo box on the tongue and a Raptor-coated mounting panel on the left side of travel built to carry accessories like recovery boards and Rotopax canisters.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
Kestou filed a motion last December to dismiss the charge, arguing the fire, not his storage of the canisters, caused Salter's death.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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