Examples of pinhole in a Sentence
The water was leaking through a pinhole in the pipe.
pinholes in a bedsheet will look like stars if you shine a light from behind it
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An indirect viewing method, such as a pinhole projector to cast images of the Sun, can also be used to see the partial phases of the eclipse, NASA said.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory.
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Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
The only telltale signs of the electronics hidden in the temples are a single power button, a four-contact connector, pinhole microphones, and thin speaker grille slits.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
After it was repaired in April 2025, remaining pinhole tears caused by embers from the fire meant the reservoir had to be drained again, Collins said.
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Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory.
—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
The only telltale signs of the electronics hidden in the temples are a single power button, a four-contact connector, pinhole microphones, and thin speaker grille slits.
—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
After it was repaired in April 2025, remaining pinhole tears caused by embers from the fire meant the reservoir had to be drained again, Collins said.
—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Pinhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinhole. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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pinhole
noun
pin·hole
-ˌhōl 
: a very small hole made by or as if by a pin
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