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

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

Stocks notched their best weekly gains of the year, with investors pinning hopes on a diplomatic end to the Iran conflict and looking past a war-fueled surge in consumer prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

They’re looking at us and at the poster Addie is standing there pinning to the wall with her one hand.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe