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twinkle

[twing-kuhl] / ˈtwɪŋ kəl /


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With a twinkle in his eye, he adds: "I have still got that sense of adventure."

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Tan, toned, twinkle in his eye, he looks like he should be handing out roses on “The Bachelor.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It’s something that should have come up at your onboarding with the financial planner, even if you signed up with them a long time ago and retirement was only a twinkle in your eye.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

Roberts laughed, but the twinkle in his eye was genuine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

“Is it love?” she asked with a twinkle in her eye.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

At almost every window, a candle or star-shaped decoration twinkles a sign of welcome.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

To reach phones on the ground, the satellite uses a large, reflective antenna roughly the size of a racquetball court that twinkles brightly as it orbits.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 13, 2022

At the top of each hour while lit, it twinkles thanks to 20,000 flashing bulbs.

From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2022

When she does, you may appreciate Rodriguez's choice to tread lightly with her impression of Broadway's darling: She twinkles too emphatically at first but eases into the role as the series goes on.

From Salon ● May 14, 2021

I look into her eye, which twinkles back at me.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

In the distance, the lights of the Southland twinkled underneath a scrim of haze.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024

For the past 14 months, the bridge’s Bay Lights art installation — 25,000 LEDs that twinkled across 300 cables on the western span of the bridge — has been turned off.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

But the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

The world leaders will gather for the meal at the Bharat Mandapam building, a sprawling exhibition center in the heart of New Delhi, which twinkled with blinking lights on Saturday night.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023

The stars above twinkled through the rising smoke, and Koffi used them as her guide.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

He goes full Elton on the single Hippie Sunshine, external, whose lairy, chanted chorus is suddenly interrupted by a twinkling piano breakdown.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

A canopy of candy-colored paper lanterns and twinkling lights hangs over a long dining table opposite the restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the cabin headliner, twinkling like thousands of LED stars in the firmament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

The audience rehashed its hunches, they circled potential suspects, they stared at a static image of a horrific crime scene, awash in twinkling moonlight.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026

Old witches become enchantresses, and kindly grandmothers hide forests of secrets behind their twinkling eyes.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish


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