I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
become
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Legislators dependent on campaign contributions became the pawns of competing special-interest lobbies, who held each other in check.
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The promiscuous princess quickly becomes a pawn .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The ambassador was being used as a pawn in the struggle between the two superpowers.
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The soldiers were nothing more than pawns, regarded as dispensable by their officers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All other captures fail to 42 g4 but now Black's passed pawns should be enough to win.
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But the blocked spending bills are pawns in a larger debate over the parties' competing seven-year balanced-budget plans.
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He proposed to make the army-the dependable support of the Constitution rather than the pawn of politicians to effect its overthrow.
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Instead a blunder in the opening left him a pawn down, on the verge of defeat.
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Legislators dependent on campaign contributions became the pawns of competing special-interest lobbies, who held each other in check.
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Pretty ignominious sort of territorial pawn at that.
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The game was adjourned after 63 moves, with Speelman trying to win with rook and bishop against rook and pawn .
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When I entered our room I found Mum had down two more vases and was sorting out a pile of pawn tickets.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Popes were not always above pawning their tiaras.
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Says I should pawn my jewellery.
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She sets out to pawn for passage money a necklace which belonged to her father, who died before she knew him.
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The wooden booths where people would bring in their items to pawn for cash, or more likely beer, still exist.
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Treat yourself to it, even if it means pawning something you can live without.