twinkle
Example Sentences
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Pa asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
From Literature
At one edge of the lake an arc of lights twinkled at a fair distance over the black water—a village, maybe a town.
From Literature
After the premiere of Season 1 at the Berlin International Film Festival, Le Carré sat across from Hiddleston, a twinkle in his eye, and said, “Perhaps there should be some more.”
From Los Angeles Times
Just as Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey somehow managed to have careers after starring in the fourth “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” Alexander is a performer with promise: a screen presence with that extra twinkle.
From Los Angeles Times
Among the yet-to-be-solved questions surrounding “Bookish” is whether viewers will, like a 1946 London policeman, find Book insufferable, or if Mr. Gatiss and his insistent twinkle find a place in their hearts.
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