twinkle

Example Sentences

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"You're not meant to be laughing, but you can see all your mates trying to make you laugh, and they've got that twinkle in their eye," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“When you’ll see what I’m wearing … you’ll see that I don’t play,” he says with a twinkle in his eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Their goal was to understand how the pulsar's radio signal appears to "twinkle" as it travels through clouds of gas on its way to Earth.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Holiday markets abound, trees twinkle with light, and bells sound in the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

“A colliery,” remarks Uncle, with a twinkle of the eye.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott