pinpoint

Example Sentences

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"It was very, very, very difficult to pinpoint anybody who would take responsibility for this money," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead, it has made it extremely difficult to pinpoint an exact tariff cost for building materials, said Ed Brady, CEO of the Home Builders Institute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

This strategy will help scientists pinpoint when and where changes occur in the planet's magnetic environment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

It is difficult to look at America’s post-9/11 wars and pinpoint one positive thing that came out of them.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

The Japanese had equipment that could pinpoint where an American radio transmission was coming from.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac