pinning

Example Sentences

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Watson's alternative to buses would be to ask friends for lifts - something she fears is "not really fair on them" because "you're pinning someone down."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

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

Nick thought he was pinning the crime on a dead man, someone from his past.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

There we are, out of our seats, talking, pinning things up.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina