pan

Example Sentences

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Now the gold miners have figured out how to pan without jeans.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

During its fourth-quarter earnings call in January, the company said it expects Chinese sales to comprise only 20% of 2026 sales, though it made a similar prediction about 2025 that did not pan out.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

When that didn’t pan out, he pitched what would eventually become “Survivor,” developing it with Buena Vista in hopes of selling it to ABC.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Even in the midst of such a pan, Mr. Rich insists on what he calls the “minimal, rock-bottom essential of art”—the “humane impulse” that generates empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

You’re just chilling out in the bag, hanging with your buddies, and then you get dumped into a pan full of slippery oil.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell