Example sentences for: pegged

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

  • Here's what the world looked like in 1960: Almost all countries had fixed exchange rates with their currencies pegged to the U.S. dollar.

  • A piece pegged to Clinton's Tuskegee apology insists that the United States improve its rules for scientific research on humans: There are too many cases where patients don't really consent to experimental treatments.

  • There were solid reasons for the sharp decline in the value of equities in Hong Kong itself, most obviously the precipitous rise in interest rates and the precipitous drop in liquidity as the central bank fights to keep the HK dollar pegged to the U.S. dollar.

  • The editorial, which is pegged to the Ron Fitzsimmons controversy, slams journalists for ignoring the truth about partial-birth abortion: Even a cursory investigation would have shown that the procedure is much more common than its defenders claimed.

  • Time 's cover story, pegged to Clinton's Africa tour, says the continent is not the economic basket case it used to be: A number of countries (Uganda, Ghana, Eritrea, Mali) are embracing free market capitalism and thriving.


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