safety pin

Example Sentences

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Why couldn’t I have safety pins, or better still a uniform that didn’t need any pins at all?

From Literature

The costume department must have used every safety pin in town.

From Los Angeles Times

Maralyn crafted a fishing line, using a safety pin from a first-aid kit and a piece of string, and survived on raw fish, turtles and small sharks.

From BBC

Sometimes you don’t even need safety pins, and after dry cleaning, it stays on still sticky.

From Los Angeles Times

“But all the negotiation channels or mechanisms that North and South Korea had for preventing escalation or misunderstandings are gone. The safety pin has been pulled out.”

From Los Angeles Times