How to Use bobby pin in a Sentence
bobby pin
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Which side of the bobby pin faces the scalp and which faces up?
—Marci Robin, Allure, 16 Mar. 2021
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Criss-cross two bobby pins in the back to hold the headband in place.
—Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 4 June 2019
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But don't break out the bobby pins and hair spray just yet.
—Neha Prakash, Allure, 25 Oct. 2019
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Wrap a hair tie around your phone and clip bobby pins to it.
—Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 6 Jan. 2017
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Twist them around each other and bobby pin to the back of your head.
—Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 1 Feb. 2018
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For better grip, flip the bobby pin over so the wavy side is against your head.
—Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 19 Dec. 2018
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Secure one sock at the top of your head with a claw clip or bobby pins.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
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After that, pin the braided ends of the French braids with bobby pins.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2023
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This dreamy bobby pin set is the gift that keeps on giving.
—Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Nov. 2022
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Use a bobby pin or pin curl clip to secure the hair in the roller if needed.
—Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan. 2021
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Hold the top section, pull it across the back of your head and secure it with a bobby pin.
—Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
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Then go forth and find all those bobby pins that are scattered around the floor of your room.
—Elisa, Seventeen, 20 Apr. 2015
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Then, take the second bobby pin and bend it at the fulcrum to make one long, straight piece.
—Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2018
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In May 2020, Skipper set out with this idea: trade a bobby pin for a house.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
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Mistake #8: Trying to put all your hair in the bobby pin.
—Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2015
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Channel the look with a set of resin bobby pins that are just large enough to tuck back and secure bangs.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
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Use the widened bobby pin to secure the node directly into the soil, pinning the stem to the dirt.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
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Stash a mini can of hairspray and a few bobby pins at the bottom of your purse.
—Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 26 Jan. 2018
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Use a hot glue gun to attach crystals, beads, and pearls to bobby pins.
—Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 6 Jan. 2017
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Stick this end deep into the key slot and use the protruding part of the bobby pin as a handle.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023
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Goody, which has been part of Newell since 1993, makes hairstyling products such as bobby pins, hair ties and combs.
—Jaewon Kang, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
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So, picking the right bobby pin for the job is important.
—Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2015
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Here's how to copy her simple updo: Make sure to have 5-10 bobby pins on hand.
—Redbook, 8 Apr. 2014
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Then unbend and flatten the second bobby pin to make one long, straight lock pick.
—Kevin Dupzyk and Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2020
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Then, unbend and flatten the second bobby pin to make one long, straight lock pick.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023
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Divide your hair into two sections, wrap one around the base of the ponytail and pin it with a bobby pin.
—Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
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Insert a bobby pin into your hair with the ends toward your face to conceal the pin.
—Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 12 Dec. 2017
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Twist your pigtails from root to end, then wrap the twist around your elastic and secure it with bobby pins.
—Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 5 Sep. 2018
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Step 3: Use bobby pins to secure any longer strands that may be falling out.
—Jennifer Ford, Essence, 27 Dec. 2019
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On a bench near the back, Crystal Jenkins sits in a white T-shirt and green shorts, a bobby pin holding her hair in place.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
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