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twinkle

[twing-kuhl] / ˈtwɪŋ kəl /


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With a twinkle in his eye, he adds: "I have still got that sense of adventure."

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

It’s something that should have come up at your onboarding with the financial planner, even if you signed up with them a long time ago and retirement was only a twinkle in your eye.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

For decades, L.A.’s hazy blue days and golden pink dusks have given way to nights speckled with golden orange, where amber streetlights twinkle across hills, valleys and coastal plain like stars in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Yang, twinkle in her eye, kept us on our toes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The stage was decorated with colorful streamers and hundreds of twinkle lights, and it lit up the Gran’s special winter solstice cape beautifully.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Pre-Arkham Sofia twinkles brightly, knowing her father intends for her to take over the family business.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024

At almost every window, a candle or star-shaped decoration twinkles a sign of welcome.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

To reach phones on the ground, the satellite uses a large, reflective antenna roughly the size of a racquetball court that twinkles brightly as it orbits.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 13, 2022

At the top of each hour while lit, it twinkles thanks to 20,000 flashing bulbs.

From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2022

They ranged from discreet golden lights that dripped twinkles to giant displays of snowmen and teddy bears and multicolored stars.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Suddenly, he grabbed my hand, and we were dancing under the moonlight while the trees twinkled with floating bulbs and antique street lamps lit up as if on cue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024

In the distance, the lights of the Southland twinkled underneath a scrim of haze.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024

Lights twinkled around doorways, signs declared “Happy Hanukkah,” and large inflatables obstructed parts of the hallway.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

In the adjacent shopping center, Christmas decorations twinkled overhead, but every second shop lay vacant, a sign of the area’s hard times.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

“Pippo’s picked the chocolate chips out of the cake,” Meggie heard her whisper as she looked anxiously up at Mo. When his eyes twinkled at her she disappeared behind Fenoglio’s back, giggling.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

"The sky here has always been twinkling like this," 28-year-old Dolker says.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the cabin headliner, twinkling like thousands of LED stars in the firmament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

It is faster and brighter than Space Mountain, as the Galacticoaster is heavily populated with twinkling stars, planetary projections and many a Lego brick creation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

The audience rehashed its hunches, they circled potential suspects, they stared at a static image of a horrific crime scene, awash in twinkling moonlight.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026

The twinkling lights glittered against the fresh white snow, and Seven took in a deep breath of the crisp, cold night, trying to absorb every feeling, every smell.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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