How To Use Fasten In A Sentence

This state of things was fastened all the more firmly on the people by strong kings such as Hammurabi, who lived about B.C. 2000 and who unified the country under a powerful central government with his own city, Babylon, as the capital. Hebrew Life and Times
With a few turns of tape, I fastened the plastic cup to the end of the pole.
In 1883 Mr. Leaf wrote: "I take it that the _zoma_ means the waist of the cuirass which is covered by the _zoster_, and has the upper edge of the _mitrê_ or plated apron beneath it fastened round the warrior's body. ... Homer and His Age
The lid won't come off accidentally , it's been fastened on.
The tractor was there with the trailer attached, its tailboard unfastened.

I put the parchment down on the board, loosely, without fastening it. THE CALLIGRAPHER
One end of the clay cord was formed into a loop and fastened with a smaller coil of clay wrapped around it.
How about reaching up your back from behind as if you wanted to fasten some buttons or tie an apron on?
Charged they were that they worshipped an ass's head; which impious folly -- first fastened on the Jews by Tacitus, Hist., lib.v. cap. 1, in these words, "Effigiem animalis, quo monstrante errorem sitimque depulerant, penetrali sacravere" (having before set out a feigned direction received by a company of asses), which he had borrowed from Apion, a railing Egyptian of Alexandria [224] -- was so ingrafted in their minds that no defensative could be allowed. The Sermons of John Owen
Ring roll, earring fasteners and pouches accommodate all kinds of jewelry.
Plants are propagated from cuttings fastened to the ground.
I had refastened it in a simple bowknot, a sort of knot which on Gor, in certain contexts, as in the present context, is spoken of as a slave knot. Renegades Of Gor
In general this is a well designed and well made sweater with a stud fastened neck closure and medium height collar.
In clothes, "une agrafe" is a hook used for fastening 2 edges of material together - usually more reliable than "un bouton-pression" (= a press button) Agrafer - French Word-A-Day
It fastens to your chest and not only records your heart rate information, but gives you a step-by-step instruction on what to do.
The ‘amentum’ was the thong, or strap of leather, with which the lance, or javelin, was fastened, in order to draw it back when thrown.] [Footnote 36: _Not used to bear. The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations
The deck and hull are fastened together with adhesives and mechanical fasteners.
Glisten breastpin, no matter you fasten it on collar or hair, can have the effect that make the finishing point.
She fastened her gaze on him.
Her golden-spun hair was loosely fastened in a clasp, and she held a small glass in her hand.
However, the nail was not refastened by this mechanism.
She pushed her hair back and fastened it with a clip at the base of her neck, breathing deeply.
As well as these basic manners, youngsters are not being shown skills like how to sit still, to tie shoelaces and fasten buttons.
Allsop unfastened the chain and threw the door open.
I try to unwind it, but it's caught, so I unfasten the pole from the house and take the whole thing inside.
This turnbuckle fastens to the chainplate with a jaw fitting and pin, and is swaged to the wire rope stay.
These vehicles are not Hi-Rail equipped but do have a steel flange fastened on the inside of the tires.
She was wearing only dark green breeches, belted around her waist and fastened just above the knees by gold clasps.
The leader's influence was so strong that many people fastened onto him and became his followers.
He dropped his cap on a chair, unbuttoned his overcoat, lifting up his chin to unfasten the throat buttons.
Then he would walk before her back to the stable, loop the chain through the hasp and fasten with his own hands the shackle. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
A strap fastens under the chin to keep the helmet in place.
All those little frog fastenings—he itched to unfasten them one by one. How to Woo a Reluctant Lady
A colporteur, known to me, when engaged selling Bibles in a Brazilian town, reports that the fanatical populace got his books and carried them, fastened and burning, at the end of blazing torches, while they tramped the streets, yelling: "Away with all false books! Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America
Now you can fasten the button and the zip will stay closed. The Sun
The stranger fastened on my arm.
Employers, unions and other social partners will resume meetings at Government buildings later today in a bid to copper-fasten a recovery plan. RTÉ News
When Ted was six we decided that he needed to know how to fasten and unfasten his seat belt.
She quickly fastened her bootlaces and then proceeded to roll up her sleeping bag, dusting off dirt and debris as she did so.
I. unsōfte þonan feorh oð-ferede, 2142. of-ferian, _to carry off, to take away, to tear away_: pret. ōðer swylc ūt offerede, _took away another such_ (sc. fifteen), 1584. fetel-hilt, st. n., _sword-hilt_, with the gold chains fastened to it: acc. Beowulf
Morphing fasteners are produced with alloys like nitinol, a shape-memory material, to place or withdraw the catch portion of the locking mechanism.
He fastened the papers together with a paper clip.
Wilhelm lifted his head and fastened his eyes on the darkened house for a long moment, as though etching that sight into his mind forever.
Now you can fasten the button and the zip will stay closed. The Sun
We do know that you'll need to fasten your seatbelt. Times, Sunday Times
Those who find such sums morally offensive had better fasten their belts. Times, Sunday Times
Rebecca jerked her head towards him, as he fastened his own gaze on the road.
They easily slide into a bag or backpack, and come with molded tie-down loops that fasten to any sturdy object - perfect for weekend fly-ins.
Be sure the access ladder is securely fastened to the bin.
Just keep your seatbelt fastened for all that visual turbulence. Times, Sunday Times
If it happens then fasten your seatbelts. The Sun
Gently hooking the single clip to a lug on one side of the socket, I then slowly dropped the Volcano into place and used a flathead screwdriver to fasten the clip to the other lug.
The Spirit, however, in fastening this truth upon the conscience, does not extinguish, but, on the contrary, does consummate and intensify, the sense of all other sins. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
By winning it a second time you copper-fasten the fact you're a quality side. Brian O'Driscoll: 'Winning the Heineken Cup makes you hungry for more'
Miriam caught up with me then, her hand grasping mine, her fingers fastening tight as she held me back. HIGH STAND
She quickly fastened her helmet onto her head and tucked her long hair in.
A win or a draw in that match will ensure Division 2 hurling next season and copper-fasten the progress of this hardworking, progressive side.
Underneath me, a small boy keeps jumping up and slapping a scale model of China that's been fastened to the wall.
He was working quietly, all his attention fastened on the task.
In haste, he fastens the door, then changes his mind and tries to make a run for it.
The other drags him by the helmet, tearing all the fastening, and he strikes from his head the ventail and the gleaming coif. Four Arthurian Romances
The dried sample is then transferred to a small thistle-headed funnel which has been cut off from its stem, and the opening plugged with a little glass wool, and round the top rim of which a piece of fine platinum wire has been fastened, in order that it may afterwards be easily removed from the Soxhlet tube. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise
He was more or less asleep and did not stir as his head was locked into place with straps fastened across his forehead. Times, Sunday Times
Tamara, without haste, with a pin refastens the fabric more conveniently on her knee, smooths the seam down with the thimble, and speaks, without raising the narrowed eyes, her head bent just Yama: the pit
She bit off the excess thread of the last button being fastened and got up from under the table.
Those who find such sums morally offensive had better fasten their belts. Times, Sunday Times
‘Then again, some old maid's door will be slily fastened by tying tightly across the door jambs, in front of and to the ‘sneck’, a piece of wood to prevent her coming out of doors till released by a kind neighbour next morning.’
This last deficiency the guide is in the habit of supplying -- to such as condescend to accept his assistance -- by fastening a leathern strap round his waist, and giving the end of it into the hand of the traveller. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847
The specific step and process are introduced in detail with the adoption of this method in the design of the automatic slide fastener assembly machine.
The three daisies that comprise the chatelaine can be unscrewed and each fastened onto a pin to wear as a brooch.
Once, this was a stout ship, with oak futtocks and floor timbers, fastened with iron nails, built with saw and adz and the calloused hands of shipwrights now long dead. Md. center studies ship's remains found at World Trade Center site
She was at the vanity, fastening her pale blonde hair into a bun that was already unraveling.
Crowns and tiaras adorned the heads of nobility, earrings and nose studs enhanced the natural beauty of the face, necklaces and pendants highlighted a graceful neck, and brooches and fasteners held drapes and garments in place.
Nick showered and, for the next half hour, lay nude on top of his king-size bed, the points of his feet and hands spread in a giant X, like Ixion fastened to his burning wheel. Rain Gods
It looks as if the blame has been fastened on an innocent person.
She fastened the belt loosely around her waist.
Where I had a showerproof jacket over an ordinary suit and no hat, he had come equipped with the full bit: a red padded cap with ear flaps fastened with a strap under his chin, blue padded trousers tucked into short wide-legged gumboots, and a red padded jacket fastened up the front with silver coloured press studs. Slay Ride
He attacks with his long spear, to the end of which he has fastened a composition of wild fire, lighted into a blaze. JOSIAH THE GREAT: The True Story of The Man Who Would Be King
She fastened the belt loosely around her waist.
The people of the territories are denied the power to form State governments unless they consent to fasten upon them the slave-hopple, the iron wristlet, and the neck-spike. Supplementary Prose, from Complete Prose Works (1892)
Indoors, you may need some tape or thumbtacks to fasten your background to a wall.
David is shown as a young, beardless figure with short, dark hair, clad in a purple chlamys, fastened at the shoulder (though no fibula is represented), beneath which a white and golden yellow garment can be seen.
Bending easily without falling off, she padded a soft material over the wire and fastened it together.
I fastened the chain in the back and ran a brush through my hair quickly, braiding the hairs at my temple back, and leaving the rest down.
And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it. Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report
Fasten the corners of the gypsum lath or wallboard to the existing lath behind the plaster.
Realising that he wasn't getting any money from me, he began to glance away, and fastened his eyes on a wallet that a gentleman who passed us had in his hand.
They were not gentle as they bound her arms behind her, gagged her, and fastened her into the coffle.
I don't think Reggie had his chinstrap fastened, and as Jackie Slater was blocking him, Reggie's helmet fell down over his face.
I stained my eyebrows with some of the dye common in the harem; concealed my female attire beneath a magnificent pelisse, lined with sables, which fastened from my chin to my feet; pulled a fez low upon my brow; and I sallied forth on my adventurous errand. G. Roger Denson: The Beauty We Fear: The Great Mosques of European Novelists and Poets (Slideshow)
I smooth out my tie and shrug on my blazer, quickly fastening the button.
After having fastened both ends together again, turn the work the right side upwards and the outer scallops upwards also, fasten the cotton over which you work on to the short purl which is under the first loop; * work 4 times 2 double, 1 purl, 2 double, fasten the cotton over which you work on the purl under the next loop, and repeat from * till the lace is completed. Beeton's Book of Needlework
He looked down at himself and noticed that he had on only a rope around his waist with a strip of cloth fastened from the front to the back. The Kiva « Beatrice Writes
All the straps fasten on the outside of the leg, with the straps pointing backwards. Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
That very Irish phase – "copper-fasten" – motivates O'Driscoll more than ever. Brian O'Driscoll: 'Winning the Heineken Cup makes you hungry for more'
The sundress has a neat back zip fastening.
I can't unfasten this button/belt.
Do you know how to fasten/do up your seat belt?
The resistance of the innocent man caused the "whipper" to call in three other sturdy blacks, and, in a few minutes, the victim was fastened upon the stretcher, face downwards, his clothing removed, and the strong-armed white negro-whipper standing over him with uplifted whip. My Southern Home: or, The South and Its People
How shall I fasten this picture onto the wall?
Apart from fastening the cuttings together, the lead strip acts as a weight to hold the bunch down.
If you're interested in adding to your new vocabulary, the plywood fastened down to the floor joists is the "subfloor," and the wide boards above where the windows are going are the "headers. Friday Night Photos: House Renovations v.2.0.8 (A floor and walls framed!)
I found him in the cabin, sitting on his valise, trying to fasten it. MR STARLIGHT
The buttons on my coat came unfastened.
He rose, his eyes still fastened on the piece of paper.
Too uncertain to advance with a raise, or retreat with a fold, I called, fastened to this pot like a barnacle.
It was simply fastened to a cleat on the gunwale, with no provision for reeling it back in.
Cora pulled on her hat and refastened her jacket buttons.
Assemble the burette clamp (5006) around the burette and fasten in place on the support rod(5016).
Each day I must yoke the oxen and fasten the ploughshare to the plough.
There were hinged shutters to fasten against the occasional dust storm.
These parts are tested in the laboratory - first as simulated joints (using fasteners and plates to imitate the actual joint) and later using the actual joint components.
The metal bands that slid around her arms and legs were fastened before she knew they were there. A Plague of Angels
He fastened it together with wooden pegs and made the four wheels out of short pieces of a big tree trunk. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The length of this chain, the breadth and thickness of the joist, its height from the floor, and the circlet of chain on the neck, were accurately measured; and it was thus shown that the chain unoccupied by the circlet and the joist was a foot and a half longer than the space between the shoulders of the man and the joist above, or to that extent the chain hung loose above him; that the circlet (which was fastened so as to prevent its contraction) rested on the shoulders and breast, the chain being sufficiently drawn only to prevent being slipped over his head, and that there was no other place in the room to which he could be fastened except to one of the joists above. Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. In Two Volumes. Vol. II
Three fastening processes are used in photonics assembly: epoxy bonding, eutectic soldering, and laser welding.
Carefully he remounted Gayla with Amalia sitting in front of him, his arms securely fastened around her waist and her head upon his shoulder.
He was wearing an aqua tunic that wrapped around and was fastened by a single button on his left shoulder.
Her mother came in, half an hour later, to "fasten" her. Alice Adams
Why on earth did you fasten a quarrel on me?" asked the spadassin; "and why, having done so, did you spare my life; for your sword was at my heart when you shifted its point, and pierced my shoulder? The Parisians — Complete
Sometimes additional pieces of wood were fastened to the topmasts, which carried topgallant sails.
In our ordinary talk and fallings out, the most opprobrious and scurrile name we can fasten upon a man, or first give, is to call him base rogue, beggarly rascal, and the like: Anatomy of Melancholy
Firdausi in the _Shaknameh_, of Kavi Usan, who "essayed the sky To outsoar angels" by fastening four eagles to his throne. A Voyage to Cacklogallinia With a Description of the Religion, Policy, Customs and Manners of That Country
These earrings snap on with special fasteners.
9 To supplement a ring tape, magnitude in as good as symbol upon a behind where a fasten is to be located. Archive 2009-12-01
Wylie unpinned Holly's diaper, saw that it was clean, and refastened it.
Viewers can see the stadium from the air, courtesy of a camera fastened to the plane.
When not at combat readiness, the mailed knight would unfasten his ventail, throw back his coif, and turn back his mittens.
All the other fastenings were bolts and, in many cases, I used existing holes.
Fasten the chin strap or the helmet will fall off.
But I suppose a boy thinks he is called babyish, if the name is fastened on him. Holiday Stories for Young People
When I looked at the insular P----, and his active rod, I thought him like to Archimedes who had found his extramundane spot of ground, and, as he threw the fly, and bent his back to let it touch the water lightly, was endeavouring to fasten his lever to the base of the adjacent mountain in order to consummate his wish of raising the world; and the circumfluous R---- with his long tackle, that hissed when he cast it with the petulance of an angry switch, appeared an ocean god, who had selected a shorter route to the North Cape by the A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition
Owner piece, I inform you and still reserve letting to make the childe come behind in a hurry, don't with Vinaceous Rosefinch soldier fasten attach.
Under her silken sarong would have been an inner garment of white cotton, about her waist a zone of beaded cloth held in front by an oval plate, and over all would have been thrown a long, loose dressing-gown, called the kabaya, falling to her knees and fastened down the front to the silver girdle with golden brooches. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines
Fanny packs, small bags that fasten around the waist, are among the most reviled accessories in modern culture, carrying inevitable associations with "scary American tourists at the Louvre," says designer Isaac Mizrahi. With Fanny Packs on the Runway, Can Mom Jeans Be Far Behind?
Please return your seat to an upright position and fasten your belt.
I arrived in a pair of pants, and by that last day, those pants were not fastening.
You've fastened your buttons up the wrong way.
She offered me a cup of tea, but I declined and waited patiently while she unfastened the two locks on the balcony door. DEAD BEAT
Francesca stared down at his balding pate as he returned the last of the paintings to its folder and fastened the string that bound it together.
Fasten the bottom of each brace with a 6-inch machine bolt and countersink the washer and nut.
To each line were fastened eight or ten snoods: a snood is a short line with a hook at the end. A Yacht Voyage Round England
The return to the ship involves a _bloto_ across the bay, with many misgivings as to the seaworthy capacities of the clumsy craft, but four bamboo safety-poles, fastened by forked sticks to the sides of the hollowed log, suffice to steady it enough to avoid capsizal. Through the Malay Archipelago
I heard the door lock being unfastened and the door opened.
Daniel had already broken the fastening of that which opened into a damp, mouldy-smelling shippen, in one corner of which Sylvia's Lovers — Volume 2
Sally was in high feather at the success of her exploit, and danced about like an elf, as she put her night-gown on over her frock, braided her hair in funny little tails all over her head, and fastened the great red pin-cushion on her bosom for a breastpin in honor of the feast. An Old-Fashioned Girl
Holding the reins of his horse with one hand, Alexander used the other to fasten the top three buttons of his greatcoat.
Another method of fastening shoes involved using ribbon or tapes to secure latchets which are folded over.
Giving it to Lior, Shumba watched as the guard drew closer to Amenra, her graying blond curls fastened in a tight knot along her gold enclosed neck.
There were two other ensigns rolled into a ball ready to be fastened to the haulyard and hoisted in case of need. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1
It is very cool because the patented fastener is a yin yang symbol that comes apart but holds securely.
If the thermometer has a clip, fasten it to the inside of the pan.
The coming weeks represent a window of opportunity to copper-fasten peace and stability.
The saddle is fastened by pliant ropes, or broad belts of leather, called in the West "cinches," to fasten which securely requires some skill, as they pass through a circular ring and are secured by a hitch or peculiar knot that holds well and can be unfastened with a quick jerk. Healthful Sports for Boys
Fasten the edges of the cloth together with pins.
The fastenings dug into her wrists as she tried to kick him.
With its clear chicken broth, bits of green onion, finely shredded cabbage and artfully fastened dumplings, said soup is a fine way to begin your feast.
Her blonde ringlets were pulled back, fastened with a diamond clip, like Pamela's the night before.
One significant disadvantage is the care male passengers will have to exercise when they fasten their safety belts. Times, Sunday Times
For example, if a nail is holding together two pieces of wood, an accurate but broader description of the nail would be a "fastener," or you may simply state that one piece of wood is coupled with the second piece of wood. Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles
At least one fastener affixes the mounting bracket and component to the chassis.
Fastened to the wall around the mirror are copies and reproductions of works of art by Poussin, Le Sueur, Rembrandt and others.
Indoors, you may need some tape or thumbtacks to fasten your background to a wall.
Please fasten your seat belts.
Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened.
I double-checked to make sure my seatbelt was tightly fastened.
Telzey snapped the tiny library shut, fastened it to the belt of her sunsuit and went over to the open window. The Complete Federation Of The Hub
Then fasten your seatbelt and prepare to rise to new heights. Christianity Today
It was a woman scarcely conscious and whimpering softly as they fastened the rope around her. Bomber
It is a question that applies also to threads in metal, such as bolts and nuts and screw fasteners.
The important role plays not only quality of manufacturing of ornamental elements, but also the correct engineering solution of fastening of ashlaring and architectural details on a facade of a building.
After manoeuvring with more than her usual art, she succeeded in fastening Belinda upon the fashionable Lady Delacour for the season. Belinda
The key issue of this week's Paris shows is simple: will Paris, having fastened its grey, navy and camel colours to the mast of minimalism six months ago, stand its ground in the wake of the onslaught of exuberant 70s maximalism and technicolour seen so far in NY, London and Milan? Fashion week live blog
The commonest messenger birds named in Hawaiian stories are the plover, wandering tattler, and turnstone, all migratory from about April to August, and hence naturally fastened upon by the imagination as suitable messengers to lands beyond common ken. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences
The person I mean was a buxom dame of about thirty, her fingers loaded with many a silver ring, and three or four of gold; her ankles liberally displayed from under her numerous blue, white, and scarlet; short petticoats, and attired in hose of the finest and whitest lamb's-wool, which arose from shoes of Spanish cordwain, fastened with silver buckles. Redgauntlet
So, having fastened her window, she forbore to close the shutters, and, propped against the pillows, she lay looking out through the window's casement, entranced by the view, the peace and beauty of that rural summer night.
The President fastened on the idea at once.
Klaiman secures the doors open with hook-and-eye fasteners.
She'd fastened her hair up and applied scarlet red lipstick.
When nailing some of the denser woods with hand or air nailers, installers may encounter splitting tongues, as well as failure to secure the fastener even after repeated attempts.
I heard the bolts fastened again. THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII
A small metal ring fastened with a clip-on ball may also be used.
I can't unfasten this button/belt.
Evvy time he got out he would fight us chillun, so Marster had to keep him fastened up in de stable. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3
Those organisms not securely fastened to the rocks will likely be torn free and washed ashore or carried into the open ocean.
The dressmaker used a pin to fasten the pattern to the cloth.
He got down on his hands and knees and examined the big bolts fastening it to the cement.
As the cabin lurched back and forth and the sounds of rocket fire percussed the urgent, faltering rhythm of our right engine, I unfastened my seat belt, and, finding my center of gravity, rose from my seat, moving past aides shock still in their chairs, arms locked like girders against their arm rests in terror, and walked up the center aisle to the pilot's cabin. Hillary: Pledged Delegates "Just Like" Supers �� They Can Switch
Please unfasten your safety belt now.
Lincoln tapped her feet and rubbed a handful of nibbled fingernails up and down her jacket as if fastening and unfastening a zip.
_standing rib roast_ or taken out and the meat then rolled and fastened together with skewers to make a _rolled roast_. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish
Along the shore are moored thousands of logs, fastened together in rafts.
She fastened off the thread.
sarrau," in which an antiquary would have recognized the "saye," or the "sayon" of the Gauls, ended at his middle, where it was fastened to two leggings of goatskin by slivers, or thongs of wood, roughly cut, -- some of them still covered with their peel or bark. The Chouans
The driver had forgotten to fasten the safety chain and the trailer came loose .
The tent doesn't have doors; it has flaps, fastened with poppers.
She was fastening some of her hair up with glittery clips while the rest cascaded down her neck and back.
His ceaseless sprinting on the wing against the Dutch went some way to copper-fastening his cult status around Lansdowne.
When choosing your tuxedo shirt, try to select one with French cuffs, which fold up and are fastened with cufflinks.

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