How to use "pawn" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "pawn" in popular movie and book plots

  • Hugo promises Roger that Desi will be his after Odin is out of the way, but Roger is only a pawn in Hugo's ultimate plan to destroy Odin.  - O (film)
  • Rose decides to pawn her engagement ring, only to learn that it is absolutely worthless.  - Rose Madder (novel)
  • Shortly after the death of the great King John, his son Elias, whom many say is a pawn of the evil cleric Pryrates, takes the throne.  - The Dragonbone Chair
  • Anton reveals to Egor that he was a pawn used by Boris Ignatievich and Zabulon in their intrigues.  - Night Watch (Lukyanenko novel)
  • To save Artie's life, Shrek tells Charming that Artie was a pawn to take his place as King of Far Far Away.  - Shrek the Third
  • She produces from it a pawn shop ticket.  - Music Box (film)
  • When Tony catches up to them, they tell him that the diamond is back at their pawn shop.  - Snatch (film)
  • As they hideout, Billy admits that the Mexican Blackbird doesn't exist; it was just a pawn to get the gang back together and to keep riding.  - Young Guns II
  • Paulie is passed from one owner to another, eventually ending up in a pawn shop, where he spends his time insulting the customers.  - Paulie
  • He then goes to the pawn shop where Tin Tin pawned Shelly's engagement ring the year before.  - The Crow (1994 film)
  • After robbing a pawn shop, Henry "Rocky" Valentine is shot by a police officer as he tries to flee.  - A Nice Place to Visit
  • When the father notices his watch is missing, the sheik slips the pawn ticket into the projectionist's pocket unnoticed.  - Sherlock Jr.
  • Daffy describes this act as "euthanizing" the community, and Richard realizes he was merely a pawn in Daffy's revenge plan.  - The Beach (novel)
  • Walter states that he is a pawn of Roland's true enemy, the one who now controls the Dark Tower itself.  - The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
  • She trails him to the pawn shop and finds out from the pawnbroker that he traded the coat for a gun he had pawned earlier.  - The Lost Weekend (film)
  • Another unwitting pawn is Roger O'Neill (Miles Anderson), the party's cocaine-addicted public relations consultant.  - House of Cards (UK TV series)

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