pinning
- present participle of pin.
Example Sentences
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A particularly low tide in the Solent meant the sea would reveal a crop on which conservationists are pinning their hopes to rebuild a depleted coastline.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
They wanted to keep the ball, move up the pitch as a unit before - when pinning the opposition in their own third - trying to break down the low block.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
"Well, it's worked so far," I say, pinning the mockingjay back on my shirt.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
