wink at
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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It may wink at the industry’s unseen heroes, but who can afford to make art for art’s sake in the entertainment industry anymore?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Downing was “adept at switching between the material and the spiritual,” a realist willing to wink at disagreements and who favored “subtlety, sophistication and restraint.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
My mother-in-law would wink at this point and say, “that was my cousin Sam Walton. That’s what they say anyway.”
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2025
His rendition of Fly Me To the Moon impressed the judges, as did his boyish charm - he showed a cheeky streak when he flashed a mid-song wink at Girls Aloud star Cheryl.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
Teece gave a vicious wink at his men on the hardware porch.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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