Example Sentences

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You can’t imagine him having done anything criminal in his life, unless it was twinkling someone to death.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2020

The guide invited the crowd to imagine that they were looking across a desert at a mountain range on a day that was twinkling bright and clear.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

It was about two days, I think, after his arrival, and at a time when the Star was twinkling in the most extraordinary and energetic fashion.

From Hempfield A Novel by Grayson, David

“Judy, I wouldn’t say any more!” said her father, but his eye was twinkling as he tucked his daughter’s hand under his arm.

From Molly Brown's College Friends by Speed, Nell

He flicked it away with his right hand, and this act disclosed to me a great bluish swelling, from under which a bit of eye was twinkling mournfully at me.

From The Soldier of the Valley by Lloyd, Nelson