Example Sentences

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That is why I am pinning my faith to you.

From Mistress Anne by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)

“No, no;—just that I am pinning all my hopes on Hypocrites.”

From In the Mist of the Mountains by Macfarlane, J.

I am pinning all my hopes to the child, Frances.'

From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth

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 Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

All the same, I am pinning my hopes on the expert from Brimwell College.”

From The Wishing Well by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)