twinkle
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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
He had a twinkle in his eye, and seven of the most famous words in Dodgers broadcasting lore at the ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 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
Yang, twinkle in her eye, kept us on our toes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
As Nat ate his breakfast, he watched his Father’s face for some sign of a twinkle to show he was thinking about the surprise.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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Morphing through nearly nine minutes, the track struts on Ndegeocello’s synthesizer bass lines; twinkles and hovers with Brandee Younger’s harp; and sprints toward the end with double time drumming, headed somewhere new.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
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
Their glittering brass helmets and breastplates shone like pure gold; the short swords they brandished also caught the brassy sunshine with twinkles of light that flashed in the eyes of the crowd.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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Suddenly, he grabbed my hand, and we were dancing under the moonlight while the trees twinkled with floating bulbs and antique street lamps lit up as if on cue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
The world leaders will gather for the meal at the Bharat Mandapam building, a sprawling exhibition center in the heart of New Delhi, which twinkled with blinking lights on Saturday night.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
Likewise, he twinkled about once having had to inform Jerome Robbins of a decision Balanchine had made that overruled Robbins: Bob described himself as having been, on that occasion, “the messenger of the gods.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
All eyes focused on her, in part, because they couldn’t help it as she strode the sideline in a head-to-toe, sparkling, gold-and-black tiger-striped pantsuit that twinkled with every movement.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2023
The snowbank blinked, or maybe twinkled for a split second.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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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
Digital creators also walked the red carpet twinkling and sparkling in cultures and sculpted dresses.
From BBC ● May 10, 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
He used the giant telescope to capture the twinkling of Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
On the roof of the control tower, below the twinkling stars, Roz was speaking with the geese.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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