pin down
Example Sentences
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Coppola, “who changed quite a bit, was the hardest one for me to pin down,” Fischer said.
From Los Angeles Times
He pinned down fronds with his fingers, removed his straw farm hat, and fanned himself absently with its wide brim, that mischievous smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
From Literature
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“Palantir’s story used to be hard to pin down: powerful technology, big claims, and a lot of debate,” he added.
From Barron's
And while the concept for the memorial is still germinating, Nina has already pinned down the title.
From BBC
As genre names go, “post-punk” is particularly hard to pin down, but it’s generally used to describe an array of underground rock forms that emerged in the late ’70s, mostly in the U.K.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.