clothespin
Americannoun
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clothespins
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Origin of clothespin
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In conferences to decide cases, they’d sometimes pass around whimsical props like a clothespin to signal members to “hold their noses” and vote unanimously to project institutional solidarity.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025
Lives Lived: Claes Oldenburg’s monumental sculptures gave everyday items — a clothespin, a spoon, a tube of lipstick — a sense of scale once reserved for the sacred.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
The Browns miscalculated, believing that their starving fans would clothespin their noses to escape the stench and instead fantasize about the Super Bowl possibilities with Watson helming the team.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2022
To use a pulse oximeter, press the device open as you would press a clip or clothespin, and place your finger snugly inside.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
After she met Sula, Nel slid the clothespin under the blanket as soon as she got in the bed.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
Instead of toy soldiers, he made do with old clothespins to create battle scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The 32-square-foot space marked its first anniversary in March with a group show, “Hoarders,” of 50-plus works on clothespins, the breaker box and shelves usually reserved for dryer sheets and Tide Pods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Plastic clothespins sway on an empty line under a cold, gray sky.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
Just because you're not drying on that picture-perfect backyard clothesline doesn't mean you don't need clothespins.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2022
Some were framed, singly or in groups, but plenty were tacked in place with tape, or pinned up by clothespins, or tucked into whatever corner would hold them.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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