How to Use wink in a Sentence

wink

1 of 2 verb
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  • The stars winked in the night sky.
  • The puppy was winking in the bright sun.
  • She winked an eye at me.
  • The airplane's landing lights winked on and off.
  • He winked and said that he understood.
  • She winked at me as she asked what I was doing tonight.
  • In the near darkness the oven winked at her with its crooked eyes.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2018
  • So Biden has the nerve to say quietly don't come, wink, don't come ...
    — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The jokes and cameos come fast and furious, tongue hard in cheek and winks aplenty.
    — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 18 July 2023
  • The other idea for a guest spot — Lisa Kudrow — winked at a run of jokes laid into the first season.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2020
  • The way Lenny stops to wink at the camera at the end encapsulates the coquettish essence of the show.
    — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 13 Jan. 2020
  • In the past revelers have been in the habit of securing liquor while the law winked at the 2 o’clock closing law.
    — Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2017
  • My friends winked and gave me the thumbs up every time friendly guy looked away.
    — Christine Soderlund, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • It’s no longer enough for Bravo to wink at its viewers.
    — Anna Peele, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Light from a half moon glimmered in the waves, and stars began to wink in from the growing darkness.
    — oregonlive, 23 June 2021
  • These images, the ones that wink at him, have no discernible pattern.
    — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022
  • This cheeky little pig from England comes with a winking face, blue spots, and a bright pink nose.
    — Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Users can now wink, blow out their cheeks or make eye contact with other users.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Its title implies fright but also winks at the show’s droll tone.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 June 2019
  • There’s a strong sense, too, of winking self-critique on Aronofsky’s part.
    — Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2017
  • As dusk fell in the garden, dozens of winking fireflies appeared.
    — Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • If anything, his entire public life seems to have been one long nod and wink with the public.
    — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Entire careers have been born and winked out of existence since the Mariners last made the playoffs.
    — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 15 May 2018
  • With its winking jokes and nudging asides, the film insists on its self-awareness.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Not Dead is an ink drawing on paper of a winking black woman with a tree branch through her heart and strange fruits and blood on the leaves.
    — Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The larger stakes are whether the Supreme Court will wink as America divides in ways that have proved so destructive in the past.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 May 2021
  • On one hand, Jackson covered the ring finger with Betty Boop winking and left the pointy tip a blue hue adorned with a gem.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The home-team defenders wink at the vaguely embarrassed umps.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 4 Apr. 2020
  • Sony’s headphones look nicer, too, with a clean design (available in black, silver, white or blue) that looks current but winks appealingly to the ’70s.
    — Geoffrey Morrison, wsj.com, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Because there's absolutely nothing like waking up to a fresh day, pulling your curtains wide, and seeing the glistening ocean winking back at you.
    — Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
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wink

2 of 2 noun
  • Her wink told me she was just kidding.
  • Latasha gives it a wink and that one in a million smile.
    — Yolanda MacHado, EW.com, 3 June 2022
  • The cutest ghost wink was channeled by Tatertot the cat.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2023
  • Opal got in on the action too, while Pelphrey gave a wink to the camera.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
  • But from that point on, the performances have no hint of a wink.
    — Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
  • The show is built around a delicious premise: Heists with a wink — and a heart.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The figure’s full hairline earned a wink from the father of three.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Athill could talk about death with a wink in one blue eye and steadiness in the other.
    — Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And Hyundai threw in some clever design features with a wink and a nod.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2022
  • There’s the political wink of the efforts to help the Skrulls, now refugees, find a home.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • You, who heard the wink and humor in 'Blank Space' and maybe even empathized with the pain behind the satire.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • So there was a wink and a nod that the United States would keep some kind of presence in Afghanistan.
    — CBS News, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Over the course of 10 rootsy rock & roll songs, the music, words and singing wink, groove and raconteur.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 7 July 2022
  • Taylor wrote of the well-born of that time and their post-war doings, but seemed to do so with a somber wink of the eye.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Cuoco’s dog Opal got in on the action too — while Pelphrey, 40, gave a wink to the camera.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper, Lil Nas X seems to say, with a wink.
    — Brandon Tensley, CNN, 16 Sep. 2021
  • We're sent off with a cheeky wink from Zendaya before the show logo hits the screen.
    — Seventeen, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The title of Korelitz’s twisty thriller feels like a wink to the reader.
    — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Trending The Fake Sheikh could have played all of this with a nod and a wink, or for maximum scorn.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • This all makes Crash unabashed pop glitter — with a wink.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2022
  • At times, Netflix even seemed to encourage it with a wink and a nod.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Sometimes, maybe with a wink, Mr. Mohr would let pianists try it out.
    — New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • There are too many nod-and-wink ways to pull it off without running afoul of the penal laws.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 July 2021
  • The opening scene of Season 2 answers that with a wink — and soapy bubbles.
    — Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 25 July 2022
  • Quite the prankster, Valastro closed out the hilarious video with a wink.
    — Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Squirrels sleep with their eyes open, and if the place on the deck is in a warm, sunny area, Scout could be catching 40 winks.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Give those who’ve seen and read everything already a wink and a nod.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Bardugo knows when to let the action roar, when to let emotions run high, and when to chase the theatrics with a wink and a smile.
    — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021
  • These little winks and nods about Chicago and her past and the people that she’s worked with are just that, for the moment.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • In the second verse, as though delivered with a sly wink, Frank takes a bygone lover to task.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2022

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