clink
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But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners were defiant.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
If Quentin Tarantino pastiche were a crime, these films would be hauled off to the clink.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
When the judge sent him off to the clink, Puck’s Teddy Schleifer reported, his mother cried in the courtroom.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2023
The Democratic and Republican pour two fingers each, then clink glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
The mine landed by the house with a gentle clink.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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
In Swansea, for instance, officials carry out what they call “clink tests” — they go around shaking trash bags to see if there are any clinks or clanks, identifying recyclable objects.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
Max slides the money into the slot, and the machine clinks and hums before it spits out a yellow card.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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
We clinked our glasses of sparkling water — our drink of choice these days — and marveled at how far we’ve come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
Cold rain seeped through my pants, and hailstones clinked all around me.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 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
The jug weighed a ton and its ice cubes clinked.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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
Back in the members’ club, surrounded by budding Renaissance men clinking Champagne flutes, Peter Mignacca announced that he was here for practical tips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 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
The warm din of clinking ceramic mugs, muted conversation and the whir of espresso machines was absent, replaced by the cold glow of a giant screen listing customers’ names in a clinical, digital procession.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025
I took my dimes and quarters and fed them into the slot, each coin clinking down one after the other.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
