Example Sentences
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He poked at the steps on a back stairway and the water-damaged tiles disintegrated like soggy saltines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Much of that additional mass comes from the hardware required for complete reusability, including heat shield tiles, landing propellant, structural reinforcements, and other recovery systems.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
My insurance company said my roof lost a few tiles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Among the ideas shot down: selling the tiles in Pringles-like containers, because it would be hard to get the last tile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The shower, with its patterned tiles and clear doors; the small bottle of serum sitting on a shelf inside.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
