Example Sentences

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Then came an eerie silence, pierced by the crowing of roosters, as people blinkingly stepped out of their homes into the morning light.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022

As we emerged from the attic and started blinkingly down the steps, Stoddard almost ran ahead of me.

From Rats in the Belfry by Cabot, John York

The sleepless hum of the city was abidingly in his ears, and the lamps that dotted the misty pavements stared at him blinkingly all along the route.

From Drolls From Shadowland by Pearce, J. H. (Joseph Henry)

All had come back to him, and he stood gazing about him blinkingly, trying to understand, conscious of straps binding his body and restraining his breathing.

From Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance by Horton, Marcus

At first he was puzzled as he looked blinkingly from his jailers to his surroundings and then back at his jailers.

From Man on the Box by MacGrath, Harold