winked at

Example Sentences

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This left Davies mock-floundering next to her, before she winked at the camera and grinned.

From BBC • May 10, 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

And while she winked at the history-making potential of her candidacy — “I will simply say this: May the best woman win” — she was quick to distance herself from “identity politics.”

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2023

Schonely recalled in an interview last year that Jim Barnett, a former Oregon player who was one of the original Blazers, winked at him before taking a shot just steps inside the midcourt line.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2023

JimmyTrotter winked at me and said to Ma Charles, “Miss Trotter’s far from her deathbed, Auntie. She gets around and cooks plenty. I know because I eat plenty.”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia