fasten

“Don’t blame anyone else, you just fasten it on me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Thirty-three involved a long straw design and 21 were pillow bottle-holders designed to fasten around a baby's neck.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

The implied exhortation is that readers should fasten their seatbelts for a rare old ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

At designer Rowen Rose, a large orange stone was used to fasten a green or yellow scarf to a matching sweater.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

“I will fasten it,” she said, and she went silently across the room and clamped back the shutter.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

David Raya fastens his gloves and breathes out.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Later he fastens his attentions on an unthreatening neighbor and his daughter, who has a crush on Frank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

As a song—“Just a Little Bit of Light”—plays, he lifts a large menorah from his car, fastens it onto the roof, lights it, and dances beside it, out in the street.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

She fastens chunky gold hoop earrings and clips on her gold Olympic necklace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

He unzips his jacket and I press against him as he fastens it around me.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

“As a result, we would suggest you remain seated with your seat belts fastened, as we expect more near-term turbulence.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

A plywood arch bearing the words “Caius Caesar: Preparing For Triumph” had been fastened to the door; the kids were getting ready for the annual Roman pageant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 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

Her bathroom became a toilet she fastened on top of her septic tank outside and exposed for her neighbors to see — had any of them come back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025

Under the direction of the king’s brother-in-law Charles Brandon, extremely strong cables were attached to the Mary Rose and then fastened to two large surface ships sailing on either side of the sunken vessel.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Visitors also encountered the phonograph and early mechanical fastening devices that foreshadowed later developments in clothing closures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

The mission was dizzying, literally, as he spent months fastening his seatbelt and zipping through mountains, strapping on AR goggles and floating into fairy tales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2024

Kondo brought garments to life, like kites in the sky with voluminous silhouettes created by fastening and unfastening buttons.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

When Johnson entered the convention center, he hugged about 10 people before sitting on a couch, setting down his small coffee and fastening a headset and microphone.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

I had been promoted from gluing on the bristles to fastening the wooden halves of a brush together with brads.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson