clothes pin

Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words

Often used as a single word: clothespin.

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Examples (20)

  • She used a clothes pin to hang the shirt on the line.
  • She fastened the wet towel to the line with a clothes pin.
  • The wind was so strong it broke the old wooden clothes pin.
  • The basket of clothes pins was almost empty after she hung all the laundry.
  • Can you pass me another clothes pin from the basket?
  • He used a small clothes pin to clip the bag of chips closed.
  • I need to buy a new pack of clothes pins; most of ours are missing.
  • A strong gust of wind sent several clothes pins tumbling to the ground.
  • He creatively used a tiny clothes pin to clip the photo to a string.
  • My mom prefers the traditional wooden clothes pins over plastic ones.
  • Each sock was held securely by a single clothes pin.
  • Could you hand me that clothes pin from the bucket?
  • This modern plastic clothes pin seems more durable than the traditional ones.
  • The child was playing with an assortment of colorful clothes pins.
  • While hanging the laundry, she accidentally dropped a clothes pin in the grass.
  • Don't forget to collect the clothes pins when you take down the dry laundry.
  • A simple clothes pin can have many surprising uses in DIY projects.
  • She cleverly used clothes pins to organize her cables.
  • Don't forget to bring the clothes pins inside if it looks like rain.
  • One of the clothes pins broke when I tried to open it too wide.