Example Sentences

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On her official X feed, Gov. Mikie Sherrill has pinned a post that reads: “I am going to keep working for better conditions inside Delaney Hall until it is closed for good.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In the tourists' poor start, Izzy Gaze was bowled by Lauren Bell in the first over, left-arm spinner Smith had Plimmer caught and bowled, and Kerr missed a sweep to be pinned lbw.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

This is not a tale where the heroine’s acceptable aesthetics are revealed by her removing her glasses or allowing her tousled waves to tumble out of a tightly pinned hairdo.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

A Chinese FSD launch also represents AI progress at Tesla, which has pinned its future on AI applications such as FSD, robo-taxis, and humanoid robots.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

But the broach that pinned Llewelyn’s cloak together was no ordinary thing.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova