fastened to

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Upon walking up to the vehicle, the officer saw the “passenger” was a jacket wrapped around the front seat with a seat belt fastened to resemble a person.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 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

Southgate sits in a bath, lifejacket fastened to his torso amid the suds.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

To compete, each athlete’s wheelchair is fastened to a fixed metal plate on the floor and placed sword-length apart.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

A cradle was a sharp steel blade fastened to a framework of wooden slats that caught and held the stalks of grain when the blade cut them.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder