twinkle

Example Sentences

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Roberts laughed, but the twinkle in his eye was genuine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"You're not meant to be laughing, but you can see all your mates trying to make you laugh, and they've got that twinkle in their eye," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The winning stock might not exist yet: Today’s superstars like Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and leading consumer brands like Nike, McDonald’ and Walmart weren’t even a twinkle in their founders’ eyes in 1926.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Their goal was to understand how the pulsar's radio signal appears to "twinkle" as it travels through clouds of gas on its way to Earth.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

There was no winking or twinkle in her eyes.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia