aluminum foil

noun

: thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food

Examples of aluminum foil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While none of its ingredients may come directly from Canada or Mexico, the aluminum foil used in its packaging might — driving up costs that could be passed on to consumers, Tokar said. —Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025

Older or damaged glassware is more prone to breakage, and items with a metallic trim can cause sparks, much like aluminum foil. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025

Photos from the scene taken after Payne’s death show a shattered TV with a spider’s web of cracks and drug paraphernalia like white powder, aluminum foil, and a makeshift pipe. —Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025

Transfer the chicken to a plate and lightly tent with aluminum foil to keep warm. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in pan over medium; add mushrooms and shallot. —Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aluminum foil

• aerofoil
• cinquefoil
• hydrofoil
• quatrefoil
• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil