Example Sentences

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He moved his bony hands in his pockets, which were tinkling with new dimes.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

When he arrived at the Presidio the guitars were tinkling and the sala was full of eager and somber faces.

From Rezanov by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

A cool wind was blowing, and the bells in the several trees were tinkling softly.

From When God Laughs: and other stories by London, Jack

The earth was sinking into dusk, and off by the brook the frogs were tinkling like tiny answering silver rattles.

From The Enchanted Barn by Hill, Grace Livingston

The bells on the grazing horses were tinkling, and from sparkling fires, thin columns of smoke arose.

From The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse by Garland, Hamlin