wink

Much darker and more twisty than the weepy trauma dumps “It Ends With Us” or “Reminders of Him,” “Verity” is high camp with a wink, a hair toss and just enough bite to draw blood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The people who have the power to rip children from their families believe that it’s in a child’s best interest to have a brainrot device,” these moments suggest with a wink.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"For me, I love this country and it would be amazing to win a Commonwealth medal for this country. Maybe a Commonwealth gold," she says with a wink.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The word “DeFiant” was a coy wink to this idea of decentralized currency, known as DeFi, the ostensible rationale for the new Trump–Witkoff platform.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Madame Ionesco gave them a wink and disappeared behind the bedchamber door.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

By 23:00 he was back at the airport where he caught 40 winks before his 06:00 flight the next day.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

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

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

A pair of Tabis winks at her all-black-clad friend; a couple holds hands as Seu moves through the room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

He winks and inhales, lifting his hands and dropping them on the exhale.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Out the other, she winked at shareholders to recognize the enduring profitability of its gas-powered pickup and SUVs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

As a teenager, Cody noticed a girl named Rebecca during study hall and, according to Davis, winked at her from across the room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

There are good reasons for that, thanks to the many hindsight analyses of ways Cosby may have winked at his alleged crimes through situations written in the show.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2025

After taking the dock, Brown smiled and winked to a woman in the courtroom, while waiting for His Honour Judge Baumgartner to arrive.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025

Then she winked one of her deep lakeblue eyes.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Julie Hesmondhalgh noticed Myha'la ostentatiously winking at Grant before she voted for him, which led the former Coronation Street actress to make one of the most impassioned - but mistaken - speeches of the night.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Banks were encouraged to hoard these reserves both by black-letter liquidity regulations and by strenuous winking and nodding by their supervisors at the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

If you can’t get enough of that show’s visual irony, metatextual references and winking at entertainment tropes, here’s 10 more episodes of the same feeling, only Earthbound.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

The man pressed the button to call his mom and lifted the phone to his ear, winking at Moss as he did.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro