Hairpin

//ˈhɛɚ.pɪn//

"Hairpin" in a Sentence (8 examples)

She unlocked the car door by means of a hairpin.

The quickest way through a hairpin turn is drifting.

Heading home from the bar, Uncle George took that hairpin bend a little too fast, his car tumbling down the hillside and somersaulting into the river.

McGyver was capable of opening a door with a hairpin.

My hairpin is too heavy, it slips from my hair all of the time.

Barges filled with tourists glide around hairpin bends, past cobblestone walkways and beneath arched stone bridges.

I lost my hairpin, and it became nearly impossible to focus with my bangs in my eyes.

The variety of angles in the course, from slow bends to hairpins, will both test your skill as a driver and allow you the opportunity to pass other carts.

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