'pawn' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'pawn' with 5 example sentences.
- pawn noun
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: an article deposited as security
: a person used by another to gain an end
: (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
: borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
- pawn verb
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: leave as a guarantee in return for money
I pawned my guitar to pay the rent.
He had to pawn his watch.
He works at a pawn shop.
I tilt my head. Not the pawn, but the knight?
You're all nothing but pawns.