thumbtack

Example Sentences

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First, punch a small hole in the middle of one of the cards using a thumbtack or a pin.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Broadcaster TVE showed a thumbtack that its reporter on a motorbike found on the course.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2023

“Honey! Did you see the picture of Angie’s labradoodle?” she might ask as I walked into her small white room to thumbtack another family photo to the otherwise bare walls.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2023

Then using the pushpin thumbtack, poke holes up and down the bag.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

I pressed one thumbtack to hold it in place, and Ms. Taggart got up to help me fix the rest of it.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely