Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned
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The Angels mounted a late threat but couldn’t tie it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The setup relies on a mobile emitter that directs energy to an antenna array mounted beneath the aircraft, enabling continuous power delivery without physical connections.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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Five bookings meant he was suspended for a 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland in December, while a persistent knee issue ruled him out of a 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal in March.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Shinkansen bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Shin-Aomori were partially suspended, leaving passengers in cars and on platforms waiting for a resumption.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Try mid-calf or ankle boots with a structured miniskirt with a sweater draped over the shoulders.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
20 Apr. 2026
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With Green draped all over him, spearheading the Warriors’ blitzing defensive attack, Leonard was held scoreless for the first 11 minutes and 43 seconds of the fourth quarter, even as the Clippers force-fed him the ball down the stretch.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mother Mary shivers in the middle of the barn with her head slung low while Sam upbraids the pop star for leaving her behind for other, whiter designers when her career went supernova.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
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Some had backpacks slung over their shoulders after coming from class, while others had traveled from afar.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Who in Delft, however, outside the Remonstrant clan, would know that your soul could be measured like a gold coin, or, for that matter, hung from your ear?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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One brother is hanged, while the other is free to exact revenge on their rival.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The 2nd edition dangled a Picasso oil painting, Nature Morte (1921), which went to a young Italian man (or rather, his mother; the lottery ticket was her Christmas gift), and raised $6 million for wells and sanitation improvements in Cameron, Madagascar, and Morocco.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The women, by contrast, said Weinstein dangled his Hollywood influence to draw them into his orbit and then victimize them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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At dusk, the area is lit by colorful fairy lights strung between massive mangroves.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Blanked over the previous 14 innings, the Guardians finally strung some hits together in the sixth and tied it 3 on RBIs from Kayfus, DeLauter and Arias.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The still-visible good bones proved tempting for Megan, who grew up in a real estate-development family, but the home’s backstory was what really hooked her.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Bo Bichette hooked a two-out double inside the left-field line, ending Yamamoto’s streak of 20 consecutive batters retired.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Pinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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