fastened
Example Sentences
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On long red ribbons fastened to a metal structure around a tree trunk, people wrote wishes for success at work or school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Before Standard Oil became “the most gigantic, the most cruel, impudent, pitiless, and grasping monopoly which ever fastened upon a community,” it was a start-up.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
I sat on this chair, he fastened a strap around my left hand, and then did the same with my right hand.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
But I made it and fastened my seat belt.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
Clara glanced down, into the mirrorlike floor, and this time saw her owl face reflected back to her, wide eyes and a sharp beak, tufts of feathers where her French braids were fastened.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
