tinfoil
noun
tin·foil
ˈtin-ˌfȯi(-ə)l 
: a paper-thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or tin-lead alloy
Examples of tinfoil in a Sentence
Wrap the leftover food in tinfoil.
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Oatmeal tasted rancid, and honey like moldy tinfoil.
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Tamara Shopsin, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Young filmmaker Jazmin Jones and her collaborator Olivia McKayla Ross put on their detective caps – possibly with tinfoil lining underneath – in the award-winning new film Seeking Mavis Beacon.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
Then Ben shows up, wearing a tinfoil hat under a fedora.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 July 2024
But at the moment, they’re preoccupied by talking to dead people and making tinfoil hats.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 July 2024
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Tamara Shopsin, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Young filmmaker Jazmin Jones and her collaborator Olivia McKayla Ross put on their detective caps – possibly with tinfoil lining underneath – in the award-winning new film Seeking Mavis Beacon.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
Then Ben shows up, wearing a tinfoil hat under a fedora.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 July 2024
But at the moment, they’re preoccupied by talking to dead people and making tinfoil hats.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 July 2024
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“Tinfoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinfoil. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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tinfoil
noun
tin·foil
ˈtin-ˌfȯil
: a thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or an alloy of tin and lead
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