thumbtacked; thumbtacking; thumbtacks
: to fasten with a thumbtack
Examples of thumbtack in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Flip the paper over, and use a pin or thumbtack to poke a small hole in the foil.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Tape aluminum foil over that cut-out shape, then use a pin or thumbtack to poke a tiny hole in the foil.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The methyl group acts like a tiny thumbtack set out on the seat the antibiotic was hoping to take, Polikanov said.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
To pin, run your cursor over the email in your inbox and click the thumbtack icon, which will bold when clicked.
—Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Create a makeshift compass for curved lines or circular shapes by placing a thumbtack in the center and using a piece of string pulled taut to guide your pencil.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2023
His father-in-law, Stanley (Tom Hanks, acting as if someone filled his shoes with thumbtacks), eventually jumps in his Cadillac and drives into the desert to join them as well.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2023
Then using the pushpin thumbtack, poke holes up and down the bag.
—Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
Susan Casey, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
At first, the small museum in its visitor’s center consisted mainly of informational printouts thumbtacked into display cases.
—Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
And in the end, there’s no writing-workshop epiphany, but rather that thrilling moment when the circles and arrows linking up the photographs thumbtacked to the squad-room wall form a previously unseen web of connection.
—Mark Binelli, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018
Noun
Take two sheets of paper, or a stiff notecard, and use a thumbtack to poke a smooth round hole in the middle.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Flip the paper over, and use a pin or thumbtack to poke a small hole in the foil.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Tape aluminum foil over that cut-out shape, then use a pin or thumbtack to poke a tiny hole in the foil.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The methyl group acts like a tiny thumbtack set out on the seat the antibiotic was hoping to take, Polikanov said.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
To pin, run your cursor over the email in your inbox and click the thumbtack icon, which will bold when clicked.
—Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Create a makeshift compass for curved lines or circular shapes by placing a thumbtack in the center and using a piece of string pulled taut to guide your pencil.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2023
His father-in-law, Stanley (Tom Hanks, acting as if someone filled his shoes with thumbtacks), eventually jumps in his Cadillac and drives into the desert to join them as well.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2023
Then using the pushpin thumbtack, poke holes up and down the bag.
—Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
Verb
Ocean posters and magazine articles featuring the Pisces were thumbtacked to plywood walls.
—Susan Casey, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
At first, the small museum in its visitor’s center consisted mainly of informational printouts thumbtacked into display cases.
—Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
And in the end, there’s no writing-workshop epiphany, but rather that thrilling moment when the circles and arrows linking up the photographs thumbtacked to the squad-room wall form a previously unseen web of connection.
—Mark Binelli, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'thumbtack.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near thumbtack
Cite this Entry
“Thumbtack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbtack. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share