plural lids
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Examples of lid in a Sentence
Noun
I had to get a screwdriver to pry the lid off of the paint can.
as he left the field, the pitcher tipped his lid to the cheering crowd
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John Burek, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
Almost as soon as the pair pry the lid off the safe, police — on high alert for looters in the area — emerge to investigate the group.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The containers have leak-proof, airtight lids and are microwave, dishwasher and freezer-safe.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
At Alice + Olivia spring/summer 2025, hints of shimmer were placed at the inner corners and concentrated to the middle of the lids to brighten up eyes.
—Rebecca Fearn, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The exception is the quarter-dollar-size disk in the middle of the lid, which vaguely resembles a speaker and is raised slightly from the lid surface.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
Almost as soon as the pair pry the lid off the safe, police — on high alert for looters in the area — emerge to investigate the group.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The containers have leak-proof, airtight lids and are microwave, dishwasher and freezer-safe.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
At Alice + Olivia spring/summer 2025, hints of shimmer were placed at the inner corners and concentrated to the middle of the lids to brighten up eyes.
—Rebecca Fearn, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for lid
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“Lid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lid. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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