be fastened
Example Sentences
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The nets came loose again and were refastened.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023
The nets came loose and had to be inexpertly refastened.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023
Plinths in those sections must be grinded down and topped with polyurethane before rails can be refastened, akin to dental work.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2022
Its provocation polarized communities but, in the end, a continuity of sorts was found – the moral universe gaped open and was imperfectly refastened.
From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2015
She ducked inside, refastened the latch, and picked her way past the empty desks with their neat stacks of orders and tallies.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
