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How to use tine in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun, adjective, verb

Tine means a spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. Example: “The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.”

Examples of tine by meaning

nounA spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.

  • The tines of the fork were quite evidently of iron or steel, the girl did not know which, while the handle and the spoon were of the same material as the smaller vessels.1920, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan the Untamed
  • I put the knife through the second tine, as we had been strictly taught, and began to saw against the bone.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 9, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, pages 45–46

More sentences with tine

  • The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.From the entry deal
  • Use a thatch rake that has specially designed blades instead of normal tines.2004, Jerry Baker, Jerry Baker's Green Grass Magic, →ISBN. From the entry thatch rake
  • One end had three long tines and the other had a revolving wheel with a toothed rim.1967, Franklin W. Dixon, Hardy Boys 47: Mystery of the Whale Tattoo. From the entry jagging wheel
  • Roll each gnocco over the tines of a fork to make ridges, then place on a tea towel.2015, Marie Laforêt, Vegan Bible, Grub Street, published 2016, →ISBN. From the entry gnocco
  • If you like, roll each gnocco across the back of the tines of a fork to make grooves.2013, Isa Moskowitz, Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week, Sphere, →ISBN, page 223. From the entry gnocco
  • The lever's two tines hook onto the loose string.2011, G. E. M. Thomas, Strong Roads a Spanish Shipwreck Survivor in Ancient Hawaii, G E M Thomas, →ISBN, page 155. From the entry goat's foot
  • Thatching rakes have knifelike blades instead of tines.1981, Organic Gardening - Volume 28, Issues 1-4, page 78. From the entry thatching rake
  • In those days bowsers were unknown and it was a case of buying a tine where you could.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 126. From the entry bowser
  • Gorrus or indigenous seed drills, with one and two seed hoppers, and akkadi tied to the second tine of the drill on the right.1960, V. T. Subbiah Mudaliar, South Indian Field Crops: By V.T.Subbiah Mudaliar. From the entry gorru

Meaning of tine

  1. noun A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
  2. noun A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
  3. noun A wild vetch or tare.

Full definition of tine

Questions about tine in a sentence

How do you use tine in a sentence?
Tine is used as a noun, adjective and verb. For example: “The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.”
What is a short sentence with tine?
“Thatching rakes have knifelike blades instead of tines.”
What does tine mean?
Tine means a spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tine (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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