Examples of 'pin down' in a sentence

Meaning of "pin down"

to firmly establish or determine something, especially in a specific context or situation
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  • To attach or secure with pins.
  • To identify something (e.g. a decision or plan) clearly or specifically.
  • To hold the opponent back-first so both his or her shoulders touch the mat or ground.
  • To corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.

How to use "pin down" in a sentence

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As you pin down an employee on your lap.
Always trying to pin down the voice.
Pin down the precise sequence of events.
It is difficult to pin down the problem mathematically.
Pin down the cost of your app.
You are not an easy person to pin down.
Can pin down a location on hector salazar.
Poverty is a phenomenon that is difficult to pin down.
I will pin down his magical signature.
A man like that is hard to pin down.
Attempts to pin down a specific starting date is.
You have been pretty hard to pin down.
I will pin down the others.
You are not an easy couple to pin down.
I can not pin down the class though.

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Time of death is always hard to pin down.
Oklahoma is hard to pin down this season.
Impression was not clear enough to pin down.
Call me when you pin down the location.
Pride itself is not easy to pin down.
I can not pin down my sadness.
Flamenco motivation is notoriously difficult to pin down.
I can see that pin down there.
Is often ephemeral and difficult to pin down.
I can not pin down what culture it represents.
Exact age is hard to pin down because.
You pin down the guards.
Lestrade is somewhat difficult to pin down as a character.
Can not pin down who bought this.
You are not an easy woman to pin down.
I can not seem to pin down the pattern.
His politics were therefore difficult to pin down.
We are still trying to pin down the base of operations.
But you were impossible to pin down.
I am trying to pin down the manager.
We have knocked the first pin down.
We were trying to pin down where he was living.
His idiosyncrasies mean he is hard to pin down.
I am about to pin down his location.
A debate arises when we try to pin down.
We should be able to pin down the prime suspect.
Pin down the facts and the reasons.
She is a hard character to pin down at first.
About to pin down his location.
You two are hard to pin down.
Put the pin down there.
Still a tough guy to pin down.
It can be hard to pin down a partner to a solid commitment.
You are a hard man to pin down.
It is frustrating trying to pin down a doctor regarding diagnosis.

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