twinkle

Everything he does is with a wink-wink twinkle in his eye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Breezy,” one of just a handful of truly catchy tunes on the set, has an easy strut that channels the twinkle of the LP “Diamonds and Pearls.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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

"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

Leans toward Scoob with a twinkle in her eye.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

They looked up at Jeff, with the kind of twinkles in their eyes that kids save for grandparents.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

Washington’s Bavarian-style village twinkles throughout winter, with millions of candy-colored lights adorning trees and traditional, snow-topped timber-framed buildings.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024

But the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

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

At night, the flames twinkled on the hill behind them like red stars in the sky.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022

The grey sand turned yellow and twinkled as if it was strewn with diamonds.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

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

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

They seemed to be sparkling and twinkling at you all the time.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl