thumbtack

Example Sentences

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Returning to the thumbtack analogy, Polikanov said the molecule sits on its ribosome seat with such force that it drives the tack into the chair.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

“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

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

One of his fellow riders joked that if there had been a thumbtack on his bike seat, it might have felt better.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2017

When he was at last nestled upon his perch, he looked like an eggplant balanced atop a thumbtack.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole