blinking
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of blinking
Example Sentences
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Installations, complete with blinking lights, video and music, now occupy former intake, surgery and recovery floors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The devotion is well-earned: Smith can quote Jefferson verbatim and cites Seneca and Enlightenment philosophers without blinking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Alex also sees insects crawling over food - but he has learned techniques, like blinking, looking away, breathing.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Or Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was paralysed after a stroke and authored his 1997 book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking his left eye, the only movement he could still control.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
The receipt trembles in my hand, and I blink, but I know that no amount of blinking will make it right.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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