clinks
- present tense form of clink (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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It’s where she assembled her crew of queer Chicanos, architects in the construction of Valentina, the icon: including makeup artist Ernesto Casillas, who clinks margaritas with her hairstylist, Ricky Fraser, at the bar nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
She surreptitiously complies, then clinks champagne glasses with her bros, smiling duplicitously in place of offering, "Skål."
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023
Crouched around a smoking barbeque, down a back alley in Seoul, Lee Geon-il clinks glasses with his friends and they knock back their first soju of the night.
From BBC ● May 8, 2022
In Swansea, for instance, officials carry out what they call “clink tests” — they go around shaking trash bags to see if there are any clinks or clanks, identifying recyclable objects.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
The three descend into silence as silverware clinks and scrapes against bone china and beverages slowly disappear from glasses.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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