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 market could be pinning too much hope on the U.S.-China talks yielding some positive results on Iran,” analysts at ING say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

He is pinning his hopes on me and all I have for him is a lie, a bloody lie.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins