pin
noun
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
am pinning
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present progressiveof pin (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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All the same, I am pinning my hopes on the expert from Brimwell College.”
From The Wishing Well by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
“No, no;—just that I am pinning all my hopes on Hypocrites.”
From In the Mist of the Mountains by J. Macfarlane
That's why I am pinning my faith to this search, knowing all the time, nevertheless, that Mrs. Orme may have provided for even that contingency and rendered the discovery of the cabman impossible.
From Mary Louise Solves a Mystery by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
That is why I am pinning my faith to you.
From Mistress Anne by F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) Wilson
I am pinning all my hopes to the child, Frances.'
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Elizabeth Ashe
