Example Sentences

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"I get loads of nostalgia videos coming up for things from my childhood, you'll see it and it'll make you feel a certain sort of weird, twinkly way," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

Seeing Alison Sweeney on a screen without a grove of festively-decorated Christmas trees or the glow of twinkly lights is disorienting — like finding out the truth about Santa.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

“I know it sounds kinda twinkly, but validating what’s in people’s hearts is the way the world should work.”

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2024

Friends still liken her to Mary Poppins, part twinkly magic, part no frills practicality.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024

There’s a ring on her finger, as twinkly as the lights outside their window.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila