clink
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In July 1987, Gil, then 26 years old, donned a T-shirt with the phrase “Justice is a constant struggle” and set off for the clink in Kansas.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Jars clink when they’re stacked, metal scoops scrape against bins and the air carries the overlapping scents of a thousand kitchens.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
Against a backdrop of neon lights and the clink of casino chips, the Nevada caucuses were once a colourful and important stop in the race to become the presidential nominee.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
Or maybe the appetizers are the whole of it, a nice chance to clink glasses with the neighbors or some old friends passing through town.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Tree-ear heard the clink of pottery as Min’s wife served tea.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
It’s where she assembled her crew of queer Chicanos, architects in the construction of Valentina, the icon: including makeup artist Ernesto Casillas, who clinks margaritas with her hairstylist, Ricky Fraser, at the bar nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
She surreptitiously complies, then clinks champagne glasses with her bros, smiling duplicitously in place of offering, "Skål."
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023
Crouched around a smoking barbeque, down a back alley in Seoul, Lee Geon-il clinks glasses with his friends and they knock back their first soju of the night.
From BBC ● May 8, 2022
High-pitched clinks indicate a forehand, while low-pitched clinks indicate a backhand.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
The metallic clinks moved all around him, louder and louder.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Champagne flutes clinked as the president and the King raised toasts to one another, celebrating the deep-rooted ties and shared history between the countries.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
“To the queen,” a group of three friends said as they clinked glasses of Guinness beer and watched ongoing BBC coverage of the procession on a cellphone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
Pitlick added to the highlight reel with his behind-the-net shot that clinked off the side of Binnington's mask to cut the lead to 5-2 late in the second period.
From Fox News ● Jan. 2, 2022
At the table next to ours, a large party of twenty-somethings clinked condensation-beaded Miller Lite bottles in celebration of something I couldn't hear.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2021
And the bottle clinked softly on the glass.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Amid the clinking of cutlery, Bardella sought to reassure the executives that National Rally was no longer hostile to the interests of big business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Perhaps he pictured a shared meal, clinking glasses and maybe a nostalgic movie on the sofa before comfortably sinking into slumber and loud farting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hours before strikes hit Iraq's capital, crowds milled in central Baghdad to the sound not of missiles but clinking coffee cups, children laughing and women filming TikToks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
At first, the ladies are all giggles and clinking wine, celebrating the fact that they’ve finally found time to connect.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2025
In the pause that follows, a gale of laughter rises from a few tables over, rippling through the air before settling back down, disappearing into the low, steady hum of conversations and clinking glasses.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
