Example Sentences

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The official reported that Flynn had winked when she mentioned the “favor,” court papers say.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2021

Either the tiny relict population had winked out, or the original sightings had been in error.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

President Trump reacted with a joke after finding out North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had winked at Trump's then-press secretary, Sarah Sanders, she writes in her forthcoming memoir, according to reports.

From Fox News • Sep. 3, 2020

The same thing had occurred a generation earlier when a philanthropically-supported organization, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, effectively changed the norm which had winked at drunk-driving.

From Forbes • Mar. 29, 2015

The Gran had winked at Seven when she explained all the duties of the Uncle.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega