the wink

Example Sentences

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But if the surprisingly successful “Venom” films are highest on the scale of knowing humor, “Kraven the Hunter” is the lowest — only a few participants have the wink down pat.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Check out the wink to his craft when he brags about having “infinite flows.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

I started to hear “Philadelphia Freedom” differently, letting myself experience the song as the wink it was intended to be.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022

Jones told reporters during a press conference that the wink came after Roberts, who spent four seasons with the Patriots before signing with Dolphins in 2020, actually called the snap.

From Fox News • Sep. 16, 2021

It’s only when I open the back gate and everyone shouts “Surprise!” that I figure out what the wink was about.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko