How to Use tine in a Sentence

tine

noun

• One of the fork's tines was bent.
• Press the edge of the circle gently with the tines of a fork.
  — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
• The swing, a thick piece of lumber, clunks against the bull’s tines.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023
• Use the tines of a fork to dock the floor of the dough in several places.
  — Rebecca Powers, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2018
• The forks should be deep enough that only the tines show.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2017
• The tines of the fork return, this time letting all the air out.
  — Michele Filgate, Longreads, 10 Oct. 2017
• If softened, draw the tines of the fork along the top of each potato to fan the slices.
  — Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2019
• Press the tines of a fork into dough to make the broom bristles.
  — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 13 Sep. 2019
• Place the other piece of dough on top and with fork tines, press around the edges to seal.
  — Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 5 Mar. 2018
• Using a toothpick or the tines of a fork, poke the cake all over.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2019
• Remove any stones that don't fit through the rake's tines.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 Mar. 2018
• That’s because the soil or plants have more space to fall between the tines.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2023
• Use the tines of a fork to make a decorative edge at the seam.
  — Jeanmarie Brownson, charlotteobserver, 19 June 2018
• As the tines pierce it, the egg explodes like a tiny, protein-rich grenade.
  — Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2017
• Forks go up so the tines get clean, and knives should be placed with the blade down for safety.
  — Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping, 13 Nov. 2019
• True, the soil was sticky, clinging to shovels and the tines of a garden fork.
  — Leslie Eaton, idahostatesman, 10 Jan. 2018
• The horn was wedged firmly in place with the three tines pointing toward the roof of the gator’s mouth.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• The tip of the prong can leave a water spot and glasses wedged over two tines can crack.
  — Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping, 13 Nov. 2019
• Its rack should have been a 5x4, but two tines had broken off down to 4x3.
  — Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 3 Dec. 2023
• The bus tires ran over the rake's handle instead of the tines, said McNutt.
  — Fox News, 17 May 2018
• Using the tines of a fork or a reamer, juice lemon half over bowl.
  — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 19 Jan. 2018
• Meat claws vary both in the sharpness of the tines, the number of tines, and the distance between each tine.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Sep. 2020
• The tines of rakes bristled against the concrete, soon sprayed with bleach and water.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
• With your other hand, place the bottom tine of the fork under the shell right at the spot the vein appears.
  — Paul Stephen Paul’s Cooking Tips, San Antonio Express-News, 31 May 2021
• Simply run the machine back and forth across the lawn and its spinning tines will pull out the thatch.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2019
• Press each piece with tines of a salad fork and spread slightly to form grooves.
  — Eric Velasco, al, 11 Oct. 2019
• Once all the grass and weeds are dried, rototill with a rear-tine tiller to pulverize the soil.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 13 June 2018
• Use the tines of a fork to press a decorative pattern all around the edge of each ma’amoul.
  — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• The left antler had the brow tine and G2 broken off, which were later repaired.
  — Field & Stream, 20 Apr. 2020
• With a fork, press the tines into the dough in rows, spacing them about 2-inches apart.
  — Lisa Yockelson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024