sheet metal

noun

: metal in the form of a sheet

Examples of sheet metal in a Sentence

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Luisa Lopez, who works at a nearby sheet metal facility, said the sound of the blast was drowned out by machinery, but the sudden rush of police vehicles signaled something serious. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 Not metaphorically — actually, physically airborne — tumbling in a tangle of sheet metal and adrenaline that reminded everyone how thin the line is between a race and a highlight reel. Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Approximately five metres across, it was made of sheet metal perforated with a star map. Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025 Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal worker and father of three who lived for over a decade in Maryland, was being held in a prison in El Salvador when a federal grand jury in Nashville indicted him on the human smuggling charges on May 21. Michael Collins, USA Today, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheet metal

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheet metal was in 1852

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“Sheet metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20metal. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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sheet metal

noun
: metal in the form of a sheet
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