How to Use fasten in a Sentence

fasten

verb

• This dress fastens in the back.
• He fastened the dog's leash to a post and went into the store.
• The lock was so damaged it wouldn't fasten.
• He fastened his hands on my arm and wouldn't let go.
• Make sure the lid is tightly fastened.
• She twisted her hair into a bun and fastened it with bobby pins.
• This would be like a law requiring you to fasten your seat belt in the event of a crash.
  — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 3 May 2018
• Punch holes through the strip, 1/2 inch above the ring, with a leather punch; fasten with a screw foot.
  — Martha Stewart, star-telegram, 27 Apr. 2018
• Then load up the pack, pick it up by the shoulder straps, slide one arm through at a time, and fasten the waist belt.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
• Once filled, the pant legs should resemble logs, with one end fastened and the other end open.
  — Katja Vujić, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
• Remain in the vehicle with your seat belt fastened, engine off, and parking brake set.
  — Charles Ventura, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
• The wardrobe culmination came when Macbeth’s armor is fastened with duct tape, wound around his waist and then bitten off.
  — Toby Zinman, Philly.com, 10 May 2018
• Mitchell said her mother was fastened to a gurney and hoisted up, then taken to another hospital.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
• Kate's dress also featured 58 gazar and organza covered buttons on the back, which were fastened by rouleau loops.
  — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, 15 May 2018
• This, of course, means women will be sporting fascinators, which is a decorative headpiece fastened to the head with pins or on a headband.
  — Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 9 May 2018
• In response, the animals' immune cells begin to make small antibodies that recognize and fasten onto the antigen.
  — Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 10 May 2018
• Measuring 17 inches wide and 12 inches deep, the cushioned chair securely fastens to almost any bleacher with its two front hooks.
  — Christina Shepherd McGuire, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
• According to Chevrolet, that barely half (55 percent) of high school students fasten their seatbelts when riding with someone else.
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
• Investigators found digital evidence of two car doors opening and two seatbelts being fastened.
  — Paul Gattis, AL.com, 3 May 2018
• Most of those cases were the result of safety harnesses either not being properly fastened or improperly attached to structures.
  — Gregory Tejeda, Daily Southtown, 11 May 2018
• Rogers said most owners of unreinforced masonry buildings welcomed the 20-year timeline and that the requirement to fasten floors to walls has, at least for now, been taken off the table.
  — Elliot Njus, OregonLive.com, 9 May 2018
• Using duct tape, fasten the shroud to the top of the box fan.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 16 Sep. 2021
• Just wrap it around the wrist and fasten with the two O-rings.
  — Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• Use wired twist-ties to fasten the label to the main trunk of the plant.
  — Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 28 Feb. 2020
• With each post notched, cut the rails to length and fasten them with 3-in.
  — Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
• Use the screws that come with the hinge to fasten the front leaf of each hinge to its hinge block.
  — Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2020
• Cut the drawer face to length, and fasten it to the front of the drawer box with 1 1⁄4-in.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2021
• Rescuers fastened a rope to the boy's chest and grasped his clothes.
  — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 9 Oct. 2019
• Swing the back uprights open and fasten the rear hinge leaf to the rear upright.
  — Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2020
• Clamp the assembly to the front and back rails, then fasten it with 2-in.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2021

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024