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

The methyl group acts like a tiny thumbtack set out on the seat the antibiotic was hoping to take, Polikanov said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Washington Times

It’s as visually pulse-pounding as thumbtacks on a driveway, and an invitation to close one’s eyes and concentrate on the A.S.M.R. pleasure of shuddering steel.

From New York Times

While we are on ravioli, even if they are stuffed with thumbtacks and rusty pennies, they are better than spaghetti.

From Salon