kinks
- plural of kink.
Example Sentences
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said there were “probably kinks in the system” and pledged to work to “straighten it out.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Like all great players, McIlroy ironed out his swing kinks and sacrificed distance with the driver for a greater accuracy which underpinned a gutsy one-under 71 in Sunday's finale.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
It’s taken Boeing a while to work out the kinks in Starliner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
They need to work out the kinks on the practice range.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
Even though I tried to be gentle, it usually hurt her to get the kinks out.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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