sheet metal
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sheet metal
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Blue-collar workers globally have reckoned with growing levels of automation, from mechanized arms welding sheet metal to mixing paint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"We're living like that now, we're exactly like that", says housewife Lisandra outside her home in Havana, which is cobbled together with pieces of sheet metal and wood.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Their doors opened and out came customers and contractors, who went into the store and returned with plywood and sheet metal and seasonal plants.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Milt was a union sheet metal worker and Glee enjoyed playing piano and singing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025
Someone’s painted a wall lime green, or there’s a bright-red sign above a takeaway shop, or maybe somebody’s picked up a bright-blue piece of sheet metal just by luck.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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