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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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
“They have been found in tin cans, in coconut halves,” Rundell writes.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024
I have fond memories of walking with my dad on Saturday mornings to a nearby cannery, where we could buy big tin cans of freshly squeezed OJ still warm from being pasteurized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
The boys made the drums from empty tin cans of Nido, a powdered milk drink made by Nestle.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
