Example Sentences

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But the young simply ignored global injustice, stuck safety-pins in their nose and moshed to the music.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022

The Constable safety-pins Punch’s floppy hands to his pants and hauls him off to stand trial.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 18, 2019

This may be done by carrying them into the stomach and turning them, as described under safety-pins.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

She felt encouraged and refreshed enough by this treatment to display some slight curiosity when the little girl produced a card of villainous looking safety-pins.

From Turn About Eleanor by Cootes, F. Graham

You can make a good emergency stretcher of two strong poles of green wood, one large blanket, and the ever-useful horse-blanket safety-pins.

From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Beard, Lina