tin cans

plural of tin can

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin cans
Noun
  • During the performance, spectators watched a vibrant show with drums and acrobatics.
    Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout the entire performance, the band explored visual enjoyment as well, using open-reel tape decks, CRT display drums, and electric fan harps, delivering a large-scale show that shook the entire venue, relentlessly building the crowd’s excitement.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Protesters were met with gas canisters and pepper pellets, Fox 32 reported.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • If readings reach dangerous levels, astronauts can construct a makeshift radiation shield inside Orion, fortifying themselves between the spacecraft's heatshield and water storage canisters, both of which are better at absorbing penetrating radiation than other onboard materials.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The price point is, on average, $10-50, though some more high-dollar items, such as prime rib or caviar tins, can fetch $150.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Combine the tins and dry shake for about 10 seconds.
    Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rain barrels come in different sizes and designs and range from $75 to $300.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Attempting To Improv Meals The remoteness of distilleries makes for beautiful scenery and plenty of room for the barrels to age.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Leading up to the shooting was a call to police on the evening of March 27 from a clerk at Circle K about a female suspect shoplifting two cans of beer and fleeing in a gray Nissan truck, according to court documents.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • During his wrestling days, Austin would take cans of beer and bang them together before pouring them into his mouth, often in waterfall fashion.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Tin cans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20cans. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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