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

On balance, Germany was not treated as a pariah: reparations terms were eased, disarmament violations were winked at and the country was admitted to the League of Nations in 1926.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023

“And I winked at her. I was like, ‘I have to teach you that.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023

I’m just feeling it, feeling baffled, dismayed, leveled with, winked at.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

“Here we are,” she said, and winked at Danny and Glory over her shoulder.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova