fastening

Example Sentences

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“Incorrect shelf fastening can cause damage to both the bookcase and the contents on display, creating a potential safety risk for yourself and your loved ones,” he says.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

IL-6 delivers its message by fastening to IL-6 receptors within cells, which tells the cells to spread inflammation.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

The right strap was completely detached, while the hook fastening had been torn off and was missing.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

It was three days before Christmas, and Elizabeth Widders was perched in her upstairs bathroom, fastening red and green bows in the hair of her 4-year-old daughter, Liviah.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

She was fastening her kimono up under her chin, pulling it tight around her, looking at me.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner