is fastening
- present progressive of fasten (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The conviction is fastening itself upon the public mind that no active steps are intended by the responsible parties, but simply a policy of delay.
From Conditions in Utah Speech of Hon. Thomas Kearns of Utah, in the Senate of the United States by Kearns, Thomas
Yes; and see, one of the boats has a young girl who has come on deck with flowers, which she is fastening in the gentlemen’s coats in hope of a small fee.
From Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
Without daring to meddle, one may stand clear-sighted, ready to help.—How the children are flying over the meadow towards that gentleman who is fastening his horse to the gate!
From Deerbrook by Martineau, Harriet
The iron ring of our powerful allies is fastening tighter every day around our common enemy.
From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various
When any organ is feeble or diseased, the thing most to be avoided is fastening the mind upon its functions, so that nervous irritability or congestion is produced.
From The Education of American Girls by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)
