Example Sentences

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"Up to that point he had always kept his gaze down. But at that moment, he looked up, staring intently at the video. His eyes were twinkling."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

"They were twinkling, these lights coming down. I shouldn't say fairyland, but that's what it looked like to a little girl."

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2021

Night had fallen, and the little strands of lights on the campers and trailers were twinkling in the dusk.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2016

The hills round about were twinkling with the campfires of Chinese troops and in a nipa shack Chinese generals squatted with us about the burning logs, going over their plans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he saw that though her mouth was stern, her eyes were twinkling.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park