How to Use unpin in a Sentence
unpin
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To our surprise—our backs aching, hands torn, and noses sunburned—the day would be spent unpinning a very stuck 12-foot raft in a precarious, potentially deadly rapid.
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Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Sep. 2025
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There is a 60% chance that it will be unpinned by the end of the century, the study found, after which the glacier is likely to retreat quickly down the sloping bedrock toward the next major ridge.
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Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2026
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She's also unpinned her engagement post, which has been a staple on the top of her Instagram since White popped the question in October 2024.
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Russell, for her part, can match Sewell’s intensity without uttering a word, as in a scene where Kate silently unpins her hair while Hal spirals out over Grace’s VP offer.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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The endangerment finding has legal significance, unpinning the nation’s climate change regulations.
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Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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