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

After telling Ms Harris to fasten her seatbelt, Ms Buell said the soon-to-be Democratic nominee quipped, “I was born with a seatbelt.”

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2024

Mechanics had to use brute force to fasten them together, he said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

She urged drivers to “understand your emotional state” before getting behind the wheel and to remember to fasten their seat belts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

There was no distinctive point about her on which he could fasten his attention, and his gaze glided from her pale brown hair to the stumpy outline of her feet beneath the cover.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers