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With a twinkle in his eye, he adds: "I have still got that sense of adventure."

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 is a fascinating moment because it’s a time when the notion of democracy wasn’t even a twinkle in a feudal servant’s eye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s something that should have come up at your onboarding with the financial planner, even if you signed up with them a long time ago and retirement was only a twinkle in your eye.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

There’s a signature warm, intimate-feeling hue to the shots, with each guest’s hair and eyes lit up with just the right amount of twinkle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

The twinkle of city lights barely broke through the fog, making the air look just gold-hued enough to be magical.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

The American company behind the Sphere, the gargantuan orb that shimmers, twinkles and glows just off the Las Vegas Strip, has formally withdrawn its proposal to build a sister Sphere in London.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024

At almost every window, a candle or star-shaped decoration twinkles a sign of welcome.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

To reach phones on the ground, the satellite uses a large, reflective antenna roughly the size of a racquetball court that twinkles brightly as it orbits.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 13, 2022

At the top of each hour while lit, it twinkles thanks to 20,000 flashing bulbs.

From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2022

"And high above the putrid corpse a crystal chandelier is tinkling. It tinkles and twinkles, but not one breath of air stirs in that gloomy tomb of a room."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

In the distance, the lights of the Southland twinkled underneath a scrim of haze.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024

Lights twinkled around doorways, signs declared “Happy Hanukkah,” and large inflatables obstructed parts of the hallway.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

Below it, lights twinkled in the town of Lone Pine 8,000 feet below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

Beading on the first lady’s long-sleeved, navy, off-the-shoulder column gown twinkled; light danced in the gaps between the multitude of subtle flower appliqués that composed its outer silhouette.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022

Pa’s blue eyes twinkled; he had been saving the best for the last, and he said to Ma: “Hey, Caroline! There’ll be a dance!”

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Part II, subtitled “It’s Obvious,” is a slow and rumbling track with ominous drums, while Part V, “Universe Café,” is a twinkling psych-pop number.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"The sky here has always been twinkling like this," 28-year-old Dolker says.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

It is faster and brighter than Space Mountain, as the Galacticoaster is heavily populated with twinkling stars, planetary projections and many a Lego brick creation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

The audience rehashed its hunches, they circled potential suspects, they stared at a static image of a horrific crime scene, awash in twinkling moonlight.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026

It was early dusk, the deepening sky just beginning to fill with twinkling stars.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin