pin
noun
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
is pinning
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present progressiveof pin (3rd 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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Clutching a photograph of his missing son, Rajesh Ram is pinning his hopes on DNA testing -- like thousands of others desperately seeking relatives swept away by Nepal's catastrophic Himalayan floods.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
I think, is kind of bitter in the beginning of the first season and is pinning her failures, blaming them, on her friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
It is pinning its hopes on a new family of EVs starting with a $30,000 truck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Debbie Clapham, from Stowe-on-the-Wolde in Gloucestershire, has bought an enamel poppy and is pinning it on her husband Sean's rugby shirt.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
He has worked part-time as a stock clerk, but he is pinning his hopes on his rap music, which his exasperated mother admits is pretty good.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
