sheet metal
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of sheet metal
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Stilfold uses a blunt wheel to make creases in sheet metal.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 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
"The building itself is hardly fit for long-term habitation: sheet metal walls, shoddy construction, the look and feel of a temporary warehouse rather than a permanent facility," Santos wrote.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
Milt was a union sheet metal worker and Glee enjoyed playing piano and singing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025
Already, he had begun lining some of his grain bins with sheet metal.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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