bobby
Example Sentences
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But Schwartz told me that he sees even this kind of damage most often when people use bobby pins or small spatulas to clean their ears.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2023
“It’s hard to believe there’s bobby pins, a cap and a full head of her own hair under the wig,” McDonald said as he pointed to a photograph of LuPone wearing it.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2022
As for making yourself unpopular, you might as well show up to a university lecture wearing Christopher Robin shorts and white bobby socks as be accused of anthropomorphism.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022
I think there’s tape, safety pins and bobby pins all behind that brooch holding it together.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2022
She found a lot of rusty bobby pins, empty paper cups, and dust bunnies.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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