twinkle

Example Sentences

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We’ve cleared the postcard phase of winter — the fat twinkle lights, the bow-strapped storefronts, the flattering first snow — but spring has not yet agreed to show up.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 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

Nick Mohammed turned out to be something of a twinkle toes, making it through with relative ease.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

So the three of us sat in silence, watching the sun sink behind the mountain and the lightning bugs twinkle off and on among the pine trees.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor