pitching pennies

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noun

a gambling game in which pennies are tossed to a mark or against a wall, the winner being the person whose penny lands closest to the mark or wall.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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Caen was pitching and I was crouched behind the dish, catching.
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Still, it took writer Stephen Beresford twenty years of pitching his story around to get the film made.
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And he didn't forget about old Black-eyed Susan's great jump, nor the gold pennies, either.
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And from his sack he drew forth another great handful of gold pennies.
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And he reached his hand inside the sack on his back, and pulled out a fistful of bright gold pennies—oh, such a lot of them!
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Of course I knew what he was after; he wanted my pennies; so I just ambled off, and very soon outdistanced him.
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"I'm sorry for our mysterious friends," said Mr. Bradford, as he finished pitching the large tent.
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