Example sentences for: pegged

How can you use “pegged” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Inflation has been eliminated, with the peso securely pegged to the dollar.

  • News and Time gushed about "Clintonism," the Standard offers its own definition (pegged to the State of the Union): "Clintonism transforms your most parochial worries into matters of state," dealing with picayune issues rather than genuine ones.

  • The Fed's announcements and hints on forthcoming interest rate moves are pegged to a delicate PR dance; one ill-timed or misunderstood word can flip markets.

  • The men wore “zoot suits,” that is, pegged pants, long coats with padded shoulders, and pancake hats.

  • An article pegged to the three current volcano movies says that the world's 550 active volcanoes threaten 500 million people (including everyone at Slate headquarters!)


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