pinning

Example Sentences

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She pushes buttons because she’s trying to get them to admit something, or she’s pinning the fly to the bulletin board and watching it squirm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The current Westminster government is pinning its hopes of fixing the problem on its recently passed Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Nick thought he was pinning the crime on a dead man, someone from his past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Companies increasingly have been pinning mass layoffs on the use of artificial intelligence, just as many AI skeptics feared.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

I swear, sometimes I just really felt like pinning a medal on that girl.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick