clinking

Example Sentences

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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

Even before the night’s performances began, attendees were clinking glasses and giving lingering hugs — the kind befitting the last day of summer camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

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

Not a word passed between Bull and his family at supper and at times the noise of the silverware clinking on plates seemed deafening.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy