How to Use pin in a Sentence

pin

1 of 2 noun
  • He handed out pins with the peace sign on them.
  • Her rolling pin is five feet long.
    — Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Palote refers here to a rolling pin.
    — Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Love the look, but can’t get your pin to hold?
    — Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Massie wears a debt clock lapel pin and lives off the grid.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • No rolling pin is needed for this pot pie.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The Afghan had dropped a new pin, across the road.
    — Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Rollins kicked out on the pin attempt.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Perez broke up the pin at the last second.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • One of those pins came in a mere eight seconds.
    — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Push pin, none of this aired on TV.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There is not even a pin that is not made in the country.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 June 2026
  • Flour a rolling pin and roll the dough to about ¾-inch thickness.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
  • It was aimed at the clearing where there should have been a pin.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
  • How many classic hip-hop stars can dance on the head of a pin?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Add a closest-to-the-pin on a par-3.
    — Mac Engel may 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2026
  • Beat dough with a rolling pin to 1-inch thickness.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
  • For the first two years, the pins were set and replaced by hand.
    — Emma John, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Place a pin on Beirut as a starting point.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Let’s put a pin in this one till AJ gets back.
    — Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Put a pin in it for a few days from now when emotions should have cooled.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • One of those pins was in cold, snowy Greenland.
    — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Crush into fine crumbs with a rolling pin or meat mallet.
    — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Navarro went for the pin, but only got a two count.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Lampshades are frequent bases, but pins can go on much more.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But rather than put a pin in this saga, the deal throws the case into a new phase.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Singh would clean the grooves with a pin and rub baby oil on the face of the clubs.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • Maclin hit a superkick and tried for the pin, but to no avail.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • All the joints were crushed, the three inner metatarsals are all plates and pins in my foot.
    — Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The pins are just one example, though.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026

pin

2 of 2 verb
  • She was pinned against the side of the car.
  • He pinned a sign on the wall.
  • The guards pinned his arms to his sides.
  • She pinned a rose to her dress.
  • The general pinned the medal on the soldier.
  • She pinned up her hair.
  • The passengers were pinned under the wreckage.
  • Uso pinned Knight to steal the win.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Cargill pinned Kai for the win in that match.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Jett goes over his handle bars and gets pinned by bike.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Don’t pin your hopes on them as a standalone fix.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And his wall-pinning thoughts rushed to the front of his mind.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Her left arm was pinned beneath her, but her right arm was free.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Stylez pinned back hair on both sides of her head to form the fauxhawk.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 26 July 2023
  • That means that when the pack is full, bottles end up pinned in place.
    — Corey Buhay, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Roll up your extra long jeans, and pin them up or use a stitch gun.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Punk tried to pin Reigns, but Reigns kicked out again.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The poster for Bowie the missing cat is seen pinned up.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Bob Markle was thrown out of the car and pinned under it.
    — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The crash left the teen pinned under the semi.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Someone had pinned a large bundle of herbs to the wall.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • He was pinned under the bus and declared dead at the scene.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t try to pin it on your skuzzy accomplice.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • No five-year strategy pinned to a wall.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Two of the boys got pinned between the truck and the building.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Others pinned him to the ground and handcuffed him.
    — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Aim to keep your upper arms pinned to your sides to avoid cheating.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Ears pinned back against the head is a sign of anxiety or fear.
    — Dawn Kovell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Four people were pinned under the tree.
    — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Loose waves look beautiful with a veil pinned at the crown of the head.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023

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