tinkly

Example Sentences

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The wide tonal variation continues with “Don’t Let Go,” a gorgeous midtempo weeper with pedal-steel guitar, tinkly piano and mournful fiddle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“One. Two,” a judge called out softly as the bird on the right erupted into tinkly chirps.

From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2023

With the camera moving in tandem with EO, the score’s tinkly staccato notes echoing his soft clopping, the donkey voyages into a new and alien realm.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023

If it’s sad, out come the tinkly pianos and violins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2021

The pixies scooped up the bits of wool around the wheel, laughing their tinkly giggles, and flew up the chimney.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff