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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Their accounts bore some similarities to a 2009 incident in which a practitioner was charged by federal prosecutors with smuggling more than $100,000 in cash, some wrapped in tinfoil, through customs at Kennedy International Airport.
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Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Once cooled, the pie is ready to be wrapped tightly with plastic wrap and/or tinfoil before being frozen.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
This August, Beijing responded to Trump’s proposed tinfoil duties by threatening to restrict soybean imports.
—Jeffrey Kucik, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2017
If breast is getting too dark toward the end of cooking, place a piece of tinfoil over top to shield it.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Once cooled, the pie is ready to be wrapped tightly with plastic wrap and/or tinfoil before being frozen.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
This August, Beijing responded to Trump’s proposed tinfoil duties by threatening to restrict soybean imports.
—Jeffrey Kucik, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2017
If breast is getting too dark toward the end of cooking, place a piece of tinfoil over top to shield it.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Tinfoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinfoil. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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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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