How to Use tin can in a Sentence

tin can

noun
  • The trailer bakes like a tin can in the heat.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These tin can planters are a fun and easy project for crafters of all ages.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Most holes are just buried tin cans or plastic cups marked by sticks or plastic flags.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Tie two long strips of sturdy cloth like apron ties to a large tin can or small bucket.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 23 May 2017
  • This is an upcycled craft that turns an old tin can into a drum.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 21 Apr. 2022
  • And a lighter backpack that didn’t hold a glass jar of tomato sauce and tin cans of baked beans.
    — Anthony Walsh, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2023
  • His heater is fashioned from strips of cardboard rolled into a tin can and filled with wax.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2023
  • To colonize there would be to live one's entire life inside a tin can buried in a cave.
    — New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Soon Johns had attached a broom, a tin can, and a spoon to different works.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Remove items mosquitoes use for breeding grounds, like old tires and tin cans.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Can Challenge Take tin cans of food around the house and rip off all the labels.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Paintbrushes, tin cans, books and printouts are piled on a large table.
    — Abigail Jones, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2015
  • Some older versions of the contraptions look like large tin cans perched on top of a propane tanks.
    — Sophie Quinton, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Mack also recalled gas rationing, meat coupons and saving the fat from cooked meat in a tin can.
    — Glendale News-Press, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The impact of the wreck crumpled the front of Lochte’s truck like a tin can, photos show.
    — Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Even the average anchovy in the tin can is cured and requires no cooking.
    — Joe Beddia, Bon Appetit, 17 Apr. 2017
  • The tin can easily be reused to store small items like a sewing kit, small toys, or Christmas cards.
    — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2022
  • No need to bring an extra cup, because the smaller tin can be used for shaking as well as drinking.
    — Samantha MacAvoy, Good Housekeeping, 4 Jan. 2023
  • First, remove the labels from empty tin cans and clean them with dish soap to eliminate any odors.
    — Kc Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Their next driving song will probably have tin cans dangling off the getaway car’s bumper.
    — Vulture, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Attendees could try their hand at knocking over tin cans, throwing lassos and a ring toss.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The white heads of pampas grass were shining beyond the bridge’s guardrail, which had been half pulled away like the top of a tin can.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Without that step, cell phone technology would still involve tin cans and pieces of string.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 9 May 2018
  • Leave the lids on or throw them out separately); cardboard, aluminum and tin cans.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
  • His one weakness may be kryptonite, but clearly, a tin can getting thrown at his head isn’t fun either.
    — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The sheet that had been covering me was sopping wet and smelled strangely of my body, tin cans, and cayenne pepper.
    — Gil Cuadros, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
  • The sheet that had been covering me was sopping wet and smelled strangely of my body, tin cans, and cayenne pepper.
    — Gil Cuadros, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
  • It was thrown around the clubhouse as frequently as a tin can of chewing tobacco.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Their audio sounds like two people playing that tin can and string game at two ends of an Olympic-size swimming pool.
    — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Every day is harder than the last, a Gazan woman reports through a tin can transmitter.
    — Zackary Drucker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023

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