safety pin
Example Sentences
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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
If the safety pin is still there the next time you declutter — meaning you haven’t worn the item in that time frame — it’s time to part ways.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
