unpinned

Example Sentences

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On their first date, he "unpinned my hair and told me I must never put my hair up again. And then he asked me to marry him."

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Insects, however, present a formidable challenge—each one typically needs to be unpinned to digitize the label underneath it.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 2, 2024

On a blistering August afternoon, Yusuke Kawai, 42, unpinned the metal netting and gathered the clams in his hands for inspection.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

The tweet remained atop McCarthy’s profile even as the balloting for speaker began on Tuesday, but was unpinned after Jake Tapper began mocking it on CNN.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

Lying with Maria under her pillowy comforter patterned with red and pink roses, her unpinned hair falling over me while I recover from a nightmare.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper