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

Americans are more interested in pinning their ears back to conceal them, said Krystal Lee, a popular Korean-American beauty influencer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Laguarta is also pinning his hopes on PepsiCo's sponsorship of this summer's World Cup, being hosted in the US, Mexico and Canada.

From BBC • 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

Miss Love was pinning her red hat on straight again, so I couldn’t see her expression, but I could see Grandpa’s, and he didn’t look contrite or guilty, either one.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns