wink

It may wink at the industry’s unseen heroes, but who can afford to make art for art’s sake in the entertainment industry anymore?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Cue that infamous wink from Rooney’s Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo towards the Portugal bench, a lasting image of England’s 2006 World Cup.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

But every once in a while, we get a little wink, an ounce of good luck, an unearned gift, a happy accident, and this recipe falls in that category.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

His last major film role came in 2012 with The Expendables 2, where his appearance functioned largely as a wink to the internet persona that eclipsed him.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026

“Bah, I’m just kidding,” she says, swatting the air and—I think—trying to wink.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

There’s even a cameo from “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, who plays himself, and winks to “The Matrix” and “E.T.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“The writing on the side is ‘bats eyes, winks, slips’ — it’s all on the side in stage directions.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Though the characters are different, the vibes are very much “Derry Girls”-plus 20 years, and there are a couple of winks to the hit comedy.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

This tragicomic result winks at the slight but important difference between artistry and stardom.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

He winks at me and pushes open the door to his room, quickly disappearing inside before she sees him.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

“I don’t think I convinced him,” Ava Gardner winked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

It was a weird non-sequitur that winked at their age and reminded us of why these old guys are still two of the best reasons to watch TV, and how well-matched they are with Gomez.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2024

Ever the performer, Chiles looked directly into the TV camera during her team final floor routine and winked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

It was a time when boosters in the Southwest Conference doled out “$100 handshakes” and the S.M.U. faithful winked as they talked about how they had the best football team money could buy.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

And with that, he winked, an act that turned the sandwich I’d had the night before into a revolting slime that churned and festered in my stomach.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Through female solidarity, she said with a raised eyebrow and a winking smile, women can “stand up to anything, and anyone.”

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

All of Mr. Horowitz’s conceits are present here: a murder mystery within the murder mystery, winking nods at the author’s real-life career as a novelist and screenwriter, and playful experimentation with the detective-story form.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Just before his dinner toast, Charles quoted a Shakespearean plea for peace -- but ended with a winking reference.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

Made in the earnest style of a disease-of-the-week television movie without ever tipping over into winking irony, the film is both funny and tender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

Above, the amber canopy filtered sunlight into a winking glow, easing him into a sleepy daze.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman