twinkle
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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
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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
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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
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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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