blinking
Example Sentences
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For me, among so many other things, I enjoy without measure watching great reporters crack their knuckles and create a saga where once stood a blinking cursor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
There are a few fun visual gags about the degraded far-future — a hospital named St. God’s, the city’s digital clock tower being stuck on a blinking 12:00 — but its punchlines tend toward nasty.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Over the next little while we see eight numbats, including two pairs of babies, blinking at us in the dusky light.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
At the end, a line of people stood blinking at the world, amazed at the clarity and detail many had forgotten or, for some, had never known.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
For a half second we just sat there blinking in the harsh light as the alarm continued to blare overhead, and then we sprang into action.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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