Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned
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The Mavericks mounted a 9-0 run to get within one on a 3-pointer by Thompson.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026 -
But Machado still has not appeared publicly, González remains in exile in Spain, and the opposition has not yet mounted any substantial public protest.—
Michael Albertus,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sauer added that the Regional Rail is still suspended but will return to service Tuesday on a Saturday schedule.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Urias had already been suspended for 20 games by MLB in 2019 following an arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the photos that newspapers printed after his murder, he is often hunched over, a long shawl draped across his broad shoulders, looking far into the distance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The service moved between prayer and music, including a traditional Ave Maria, before concluding with rites that saw mourners approach the coffin, which was draped in white lace, to pay their final respects.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Around her, dozens of community members lingered along the street with coffee handed out by volunteers, hugging old friends, calling out familiar names and answering a steady chorus of car horns with cheers and applause as students made their way toward campus, backpacks slung over their shoulders.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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One man in dark clothes, with what appeared to be a replica automatic rifle slung over his shoulder, approached a vehicle with an open window and shouted obscenities at the uniformed ICE agent inside it.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In a video obtained by TMZ, Sweeney, wearing black cargo pants, a black hoodie and a black hat, hung a clothesline of bras over the sign all while being filmed.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In Monday’s frigid cold, the Pride flag hung limply from a flagpole barely visible from the windows of the Statehouse.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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She’s being dangled out there as the carrot, but of course that has a sell-by date.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even more kudos go to the camera operators who dangled off of ropes to film the climb.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
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Clean, elevated, hard stone pendants are made easy to wear, when casually strung on a leather cord.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The fan base felt like Tavares had strung them along with assurances he’d re-sign, only to bolt at the first opportunity.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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After five minutes with that group’s House chair, Waterford Democrat Janet Polinsky, Keane was hooked for life.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Still, to sit opposite him at a small table is just a bit like being hooked to a polygraph, despite his air of mannerly warmth.—
Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Pinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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