sheet metal
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sheet metal
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The 22-year-old now runs his own business scrubbing every sheet metal curve and interior corner of a vehicle until there isn’t a smudge or crumb left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
A sheet metal worker before joining the band full-time, Oakes played his final gig with Showaddywaddy in 2008.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 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
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Abrego Garcia on March 12 as the sheet metal union apprentice returned home from a shift at a construction site.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025
Then he takes the battery, two rectangles of sheet metal, some penny nails, and the instrument hammer from his box.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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