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twinkle

[twing-kuhl] / ˈtwɪŋ kəl /


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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

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

Kwame, a kid with a sly twinkle in his eye, grins.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Pre-Arkham Sofia twinkles brightly, knowing her father intends for her to take over the family business.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024

Today, Lenker’s grin twinkles with a permanent gold replacement.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 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

A few matted hairs sprang apart and twinkled individually.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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

The twinkling stars were really tiny swimming fish!

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


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