pin helplessly
Frequency: 3.01.1 per million words
to be held down firmly so that you cannot move
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Examples (20)
- The fallen beam pinned him helplessly to the ground.
- She was pinned helplessly to the desk.
- He was pinned helplessly against the wall by the much larger man.
- The fallen tree pinned him helplessly against the wall.
- The lioness pinned the antelope helplessly with her powerful paws.
- He felt himself pinned helplessly under the weight of the debris.
- After the earthquake, many were pinned helplessly under the debris.
- The small bird was pinned helplessly by the cat's paw.
- I could see the wrestler pinning his opponent helplessly on the mat.
- In the nightmare, I was pinned helplessly, unable to move.
- She felt pinned helplessly by his intense stare, unable to look away.
- The accident left her pinned helplessly inside the wreckage.
- The weight of the snowdrift pinned the small car helplessly against the barrier.
- They pinned the suspect helplessly to the ground before arresting him.
- Despite his struggles, the officer had him pinned helplessly on the hood of the car.
- The fear pinned her helplessly to the spot, unable to scream.
- The injured climber was pinned helplessly by a loose boulder.
- He watched as his friend was pinned helplessly by the larger opponent.
- A heavy bookcase had toppled over, pinning her leg helplessly underneath.
- The heavy machinery had pinned the worker helplessly for hours.