pawn
verb (used with object)
to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker.
pawns
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present tense formof pawn (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Through it all, many Greenlanders have felt like pawns in a global game that has upended their politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Come Nov. 1, they still will be pawns, but hungrier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
"Regardless of what they were convicted of and what they did, they're still being used as pawns in a dystopian game exchanging bodies for money," David told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
She accused her ex-partner of using the children as "pawns in his game".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
Spassky had a bishop and three pawns against Fischer’s five pawns.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
