thumbtack

Example Sentences

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“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

We motored over to Aaron Island, a small thumbtack of wilderness surrounded by water.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2019

You might even wish to write down what you feel, laminate it and thumbtack it to a free-standing bulletin board for all to see.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2018

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