Example Sentences
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She finished without incident in 1 minute, 14.30 seconds and stood alone for a few seconds as a cowbell tinkled and a television camera focused on her from a few feet away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
A giant Christmas tree stood in the corner, music tinkled happily, and the adults milled around drinking.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 26, 2017
Cymbals clashed and triangles tinkled as translations of the chanted prayers flowed across two screens in both Arabic and Coptic.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2015
At 10 a.m., the front bell tinkled and Mike leapt to his feet.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2015
Her tinkling really got on your nerves, too, and she tinkled almost all the time if she didn’t get what she wanted.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
