fasten
Example Sentences
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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
Reusable pads look similar to disposable ones but are usually made from cotton or bamboo and fasten around your underwear with poppers.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
Valenzuela sensed this, and one day I was carefully navigating around his locker when I felt a rope fasten around my foot.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024
One canoe is also associated with three T-shaped wooden objects, each with a series of holes that were likely used to fasten ropes tied to sails or other nautical elements.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
Quickly, I try to fasten the belt around me.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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