How to Use fasten on in a Sentence
fasten on
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The footage appears to have come from a Nest camera fastened on or near Guthrie’s door.
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Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Atop the highest mountain in the world, Morrison spread her ashes, then fastened on his skis.
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Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
29 Oct. 2025
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Williams forewent a necklace, instead accenting the look with a timeless gold watch and tiny gold brooch, which was fastened on the bodice of her dress.
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Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
25 Oct. 2025
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Evans donned a blue pinstripe suit to the event with a large diamond brooch fastened on his right lapel, worth approximately $3 million.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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In another selfie, Hurley has a plastic crab fastened on her head, while her boyfriend wore a flashy cowboy hat complete with a fake white dove.
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Jack Smart,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Church went to the Holy Land in search of sublimity; Twain fastened on the absurdities of those determined to find it.
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Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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