clink

Example Sentences

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It’s always pleasantly full, but never chaotic — a low hum of conversation, the clink of glassware, a faint echo of Edith Piaf from the speakers.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

If you’re quiet, you’ll hear the wind roll across the valley, or maybe the bell-like clink of a sage sparrow in a nearby bush.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 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

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

Chains rattle, keys clink, locks squeak, hinges complain.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman