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
• Microwave on high for 8 minutes, then pierce it with the tines of a fork to check doneness.
  — Nancy Baggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Since antlers form from the bases and grow up and out, the area around the pedicle and the main beam itself hardens first, followed by hardening of the tines, from the base to the tip.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024