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twinkle

[twing-kuhl] / ˈtwɪŋ kəl /


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Tan, toned, twinkle in his eye, he looks like he should be handing out roses on “The Bachelor.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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

For decades, L.A.’s hazy blue days and golden pink dusks have given way to nights speckled with golden orange, where amber streetlights twinkle across hills, valleys and coastal plain like stars in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 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

The crowd gasps as rooftops and doorways and yards begin to twinkle and glitter.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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

Sunlight shines through the wall of windows, and the dust in the air twinkles.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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

Not far from here among the towering pines, moose and deer grazing on the plentiful grasses, and lake that twinkled in the summer sun, she raised her six kids.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 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

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

Her eyes grew wide with shock, but a glint of admiration twinkled in their depths.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

A canopy of candy-colored paper lanterns and twinkling lights hangs over a long dining table opposite the restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

She knew she’d chosen well during her first gig in Chicago, when she stepped out onto her skyscraper balcony and saw the city lights twinkling around her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 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

“You know which one,” she said, her eyes twinkling, daring me to figure it out.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall


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