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 fund said it is pulling back on some large investments including Neom—the planned desert city where megasize aspirations and sci-fi architecture led to extraordinary costs—and pinning hopes on outside investment for other ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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

Full-backs Hakimi and Mendes both pushed high up the pitch, pinning back Liverpool's wing-backs.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

She lowered her gaze to the assassin, pinning her with the intensity of it.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas