Example Sentences

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It will create a mapping tool that, after flooding, will pinpoint the areas in the state with private wells.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022

“History will pinpoint me as merely a minor element in an ongoing major event, a small if necessary energy,” he wrote.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022

Perkins-Kirkpatrick is confident the study will pinpoint the influence of climate change on extreme temperatures, but its effects on dryness, humidity and winds are much harder to assess.

From Nature • Jan. 22, 2020

Overall, the updates that Apple has shown off so far are not nearly as dramatic of a change as watchOS 3 was, but will pinpoint specific areas to improve the user experience.

From The Verge • Jun. 5, 2017

The observatory computer will pinpoint her for us and chart a collision course so we can cut out and meet her instead of trailing her for a week.

From Gold in the Sky by Llewellyn