How to Use clothespin in a Sentence

clothespin

noun
  • Then again, even tripling the price of a pack of clothespins is still cheap.
    — Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 25 May 2010
  • Use wood glue to attach the clothespin to the top of the base edge.
    — James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Just stretch this elastic line over a bathtub and clip your wet items to the clothespins.
    — Nancy Einhart, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Clip a sponge piece to a clothespin, and squeeze a puddle of paint onto a lid or plate.
    — Donna Erickson / Creative Parenting, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2017
  • Use clothespins to secure the cover in place.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Use a dry-erase board, a chalkboard or even index cards hung from a clothesline with clothespins.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2023
  • Use a clothespin or binder clip to hang each bag on a clothesline in bright light but away from direct sunlight.
    — Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • From clothespin tag to a playing catch, here are more than 30 ideas for outdoor games for kids.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Block light coming under your door with a towel, and use a clothespin to clamp your curtains shut.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 21 Aug. 2021
  • In a former grieving room, dozens of paper bags are hanging on a line, clipped with clothespins.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Sometimes the negatives were simply hung from lines with clothespins, and air dried.
    — Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2018
  • Run the low-wattage wire from the bottom of the battery pack under the base, up to the clothespin, and through the two holes.
    — James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Fasten the top of a strip (the side farthest from the marker line) to the pencil with a binder clip or clothespin.
    — Science Buddies, Scientific American, 14 May 2015
  • Take a film canister, glue a clothespin to the outside, and stuff a cotton ball inside.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Grab wooden clothespins of various sizes and create star shapes with them, then secure them with hot glue.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Paint various sizes of clothespins, assemble in a star shape, and secure with hot glue.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Hang them along a string or ribbon on a wall, bulletin board, or mantel using mini clothespins.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Fold inside edge of the bias tape under by 1/2 inch and secure using clothespins.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • What do matchstick houses, duct tape flower pens, clothespin dolls, seashells and origami have in common?
    — Courant Community, 8 May 2018
  • Sofa cushions Grab some blankets and some clothespins, and let your kids build their own forts in your living room.
    — Jennifer Dreschler and Tara Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2018
  • These heavy-duty clothespins hold up to strong winds, and every pin has two bonus hooks on either side to add extra items on hangers.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • These clothespin towel holders Consider gross, wet towels on the floor a thing of the past.
    — Sarah Vincelette, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Held in place by clothespins, the covers can be suspended from roof gutters and tented over tender plants close to the house.
    — Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Most can’t be dried in the dryer, but drying them on a hanger or using clothespins can cause the fabric to stretch out in all the wrong places.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • That first Fitbit looked like a futuristic black clothespin.
    — Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
  • There were these bizarre paintings of a clothespin the size of a silo, and this road coming down a hill that dipped down and turned into a waterfall.
    — Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The recent crafts include a magnetic picture frame made out of craft sticks and a clothespin, as well as a fall leaf wreath made out of a paper plate.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Glue an acrylic pebble (available at scrapbooking or crafts stores) to the center of each flower and a mini clothespin to the back.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
  • Finally, pinch the clothespin again and replace the antennae.
    — ExpressNews.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Cut and use a clothespin or duct tape to fasten and be sure to change your baby's diaper often to avoid irritation.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024

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