are pinning
- present progressive of pin.
Example Sentences
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"Now the plant is resuming operations, specialists and workers are being recruited. We are pinning our hopes on this plant, that people will come and the village will continue to live."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The stock market is stuck in a holding pattern—and some investors are pinning their hopes on holiday cheer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Family members of an Indian nurse who is on death row in war-torn Yemen say they are pinning their hopes on a last-ditch effort to save her.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
The Taliban, like previous administrations in Afghanistan, are pinning their hopes on the country’s vast and untapped mineral resources to line the nation’s coffers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
Gary is running around handing everyone safety pins and pieces of paper with handwritten numbers on them, which the auditioners are pinning to themselves.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
