tin can
noun
can.
tin cans
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pluralof tin can.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bottles of oil, packets of salt and a few tin cans lie among the debris.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Born Lowell Fillmore Dunbar in Kingston, Jamaica, he started out playing on tin cans, after watching Lloyd Knibbs and the Skatalites on television.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
As he passes along this cost, some customers are switching from tin cans to paper and plastic containers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
The air traffic control system at Newark airport, in Booker’s own state, is evidently running on two tin cans and a piece of string that broke in 1993.
From Slate ● May 28, 2025
I didn’t answer, I just kept drying tin cans.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
