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Example Sentences
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“I can’t put a pin on why it’s happening,” he added, wryly acknowledging that his view, for now, is looking up from the pool at the Chateau.
From Los Angeles Times
She reflects that her response — “There is nothing that comes to mind” — landed as if she’d “pulled the pin on a hand grenade.”
From Los Angeles Times
The analyst dropped a pin on the migrants and the VaDER program began tracking their movement in a blue trail.
From Los Angeles Times
During a team meeting, Landman unfurled a map of Africa, tracing its outline with his finger before shading the small patch of land he calls home — wedged right above South Africa — to give his locker room a visual pin on where his story began.
From Los Angeles Times
The DHS in a statement said Padilla didn't identify himself and was not wearing the Senator's pin on his clothing so officers thought he was an attacker.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
