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Examples of safety pin in a Sentence
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That is, until Joss Stone made an appearance with a handful of safety pins, suturing the back of the dress in a moment of haphazard panic.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Outside the shows, street stylers are embracing girly influences with pearls, tulles, and pastels, and mixing it with punk-influences like leather and even safety pins.
—Momo Angela, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
Think punk plaids in bright colors, and take inspiration from designers like Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood, who mixed prep school styles with edgy elements like skulls and safety pins.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2024
Ahead of the race, waiters used safety pins to fasten numbered bibs to their clothes.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The 200,000 safety pins — which volunteers spend months grouping together in sets of four — cost $1,500 to $2,000.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
Cyrus stepped onto the red carpet wearing a barely-there gold metal mesh dress with safety pin accents with matching metal panties and Christian Louboutin for Maison Margiela gold heels.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
The gold safety pin creation was one of five outfit changes for Cyrus at the awards.
—Christy Choi, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Earlier on the Grammys red carpet, Cyrus rocked a dress made of 14,000 gold safety pins.
—Lisa France, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above
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“Safety pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20pin. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
safety pin
noun
: a pin in the form of a clasp with a guard covering its point
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