clink
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If Quentin Tarantino pastiche were a crime, these films would be hauled off to the clink.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
I could hear laughter in the background, the clink of glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Or maybe the appetizers are the whole of it, a nice chance to clink glasses with the neighbors or some old friends passing through town.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
When the judge sent him off to the clink, Puck’s Teddy Schleifer reported, his mother cried in the courtroom.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2023
He holds up his glass, and I pick up my iced tea and clink with him, and we both drink.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
It’s where she assembled her crew of queer Chicanos, architects in the construction of Valentina, the icon: including makeup artist Ernesto Casillas, who clinks margaritas with her hairstylist, Ricky Fraser, at the bar nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Much of this pantry porn is performed against a backdrop of rhythmic ASMR-inspired clinks, glugs, snaps, rips and thunks that appeal to viewers' pleasure centers.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2023
Crouched around a smoking barbeque, down a back alley in Seoul, Lee Geon-il clinks glasses with his friends and they knock back their first soju of the night.
From BBC ● May 8, 2022
High-pitched clinks indicate a forehand, while low-pitched clinks indicate a backhand.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
Max slides the money into the slot, and the machine clinks and hums before it spits out a yellow card.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Champagne flutes clinked as the president and the King raised toasts to one another, celebrating the deep-rooted ties and shared history between the countries.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
They ate in a private room, which they accessed via the kitchen, and clinked glasses of Veuve champagne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
Pitlick added to the highlight reel with his behind-the-net shot that clinked off the side of Binnington's mask to cut the lead to 5-2 late in the second period.
From Fox News ● Jan. 2, 2022
At the table next to ours, a large party of twenty-somethings clinked condensation-beaded Miller Lite bottles in celebration of something I couldn't hear.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2021
Bone chopsticks clinked against the insides of bowls being emptied into hungry mouths.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
Back in the members’ club, surrounded by budding Renaissance men clinking Champagne flutes, Peter Mignacca announced that he was here for practical tips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Hours before strikes hit Iraq's capital, crowds milled in central Baghdad to the sound not of missiles but clinking coffee cups, children laughing and women filming TikToks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Even before the night’s performances began, attendees were clinking glasses and giving lingering hugs — the kind befitting the last day of summer camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
Now there is silence, no shouts or clinking or songs or even whispers to break the quiet.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
For a moment all we can hear are glasses clinking and milk frothing.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
