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Example Sentences
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The stock market is stuck in a holding pattern—and some investors are pinning their hopes on holiday cheer.
On Thursday, in one over from Scott Boland, he was hit by a bouncer, almost pinned lbw and missed with a wild waft reminiscent of the second of those Brisbane brain fades.
From BBC
Unable to find fault with the judicial process, you pin your hopes on “diplomatic discussions.”
To pin down these elusive signatures, the researchers relied on advanced polarized neutron scattering.
From Science Daily
A writer friend tells me she keeps it pinned above her to-do list.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.