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Example Sentences

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The ticket buying process has been like a game of pin the tail on the donkey, one where you do not know how much it costs to play.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“You could hear a pin drop,” Lofgren explained later.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

"Not only have we been able to clear the view, but we can finally pin down what the clouds are made out of and how they're condensing and evaporating as they move around the planet."

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

That view has changed, but the explanation for what’s actually transpiring in the patient’s neurobiology has been hard to pin down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

She flipped the pie dough she was working on and pressed it lightly with her rolling pin.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville