aluminum foil
nounDefinition of aluminum foil
: thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food
Examples of aluminum foil in a Sentence
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If the top is darkening too fast before the cake is cooked through (nuts burn easily), loosely tent the pan with aluminum foil. — Becky Krystal, The Denver Post, "With their powers combined, strawberries, pistachios and olive oil make for one splendid cake," 4 Sep. 2019 Warm pita bread comes separately, wrapped in aluminum foil. — Jennifer Day, chicagotribune.com, "Craving: Middle Eastern food, from savory kebabs to aromatic spices, perfectly puffed pitas and more," 1 Aug. 2019 On the last day of May, Fost steps off the street and onto the wooden floor boards at Montage, a 26-year-old restaurant known for its servers in lab coats, its late (all-ages) hours and the fanciful aluminum foil animals fashioned for leftovers. — Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, "How restaurant inspectors determine which Portland kitchens pass – and fail – their inspections," 11 July 2019 The volunteers at the Guatemalan-Maya Center have seen the same pictures as the rest of us: the immigrant children wrapped in aluminum foil blankets at detention centers, with not even pillows to sleep on. — Yutao Chen, Sun-Sentinel.com, "For detained immigrant children: pillows stuffed with love," 13 July 2018 Line the pie crust with aluminum foil and fill with pie weights or dry beans. — ExpressNews.com, "Recipe: Spicy Tomatillo Pie," 7 Aug. 2019 The car was towed about 8 a.m. Spencer also said there were needles filled with liquid, aluminum foil and marijuana at the site. — oregonlive.com, "Car crashes into NE Portland appliance store," 5 July 2019 Shiny food wrappers Wrappers from potato chip bags, granola bars or candy bars are typically made from aluminum foil and contain adhesives. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "Six items that people try to recycle, but shouldn’t," 12 June 2019 One reader had success swaddling his plants in aluminum foil. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Are there non-lethal ways of controlling Bay Area’s rat population?," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aluminum foil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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