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
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
“The plane bounced,” Theodore Van Kirk remembered, “it jumped and there was a noise like a piece of sheet metal snapping.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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