How to Use pins and needles in a Sentence

pins and needles

plural noun
  • Who kept you on pins and needles like him?
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The sight was thrilling; pins and needles rushed up my spine.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Then my face went numb, like pins and needles when a limb falls asleep.
    — Will Rice, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
  • All the right eyes are on you, waiting on pins and needles for your next move!
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Stakeholders waiting on pins and needles on the high court’s decision will have to wait a bit longer.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
  • No one wants to add tech neck to their ailments, and this gadget avoids that (and the pins and needles feeling in your arm) completely.
    — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Some women experience a pins and needles sensation in their arms, legs, hands and feet.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
  • For the almost two years since, fans have been on pins and needles to hear how Shires would use her next album to express what her life has been like.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Cameron has also been hedging his bets in the press with regard to Avatar 4 and 5, so Bliss is on pins and needles like everybody else.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
  • If the administration’s goal was to put immigrants on pins and needles, that has likely already been accomplished.
    — Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
  • If the administration’s goal was to put immigrants on pins and needles, that has likely already been accomplished.
    — Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2022
  • However, the Steelers were on pins and needles after trusty kicker Chris Boswell shanked the extra point, leaving the Ravens the chance at the walk-off field.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities.
    — Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 Dec. 2025
  • With the final College Football Playoff rankings set to be revealed following this weekend’s conference championship games, several teams are waiting on pins and needles.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The fashion industry has been on pins and needles waiting for the parent of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman to file for bankruptcy.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Small businesses throughout the Golden State, especially those in rural or underserved communities, are on pins and needles as the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ponders Verizon’s acquisition of Frontier.
    — Javier Palomarez, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025

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