clink
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But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners were defiant.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
I could hear laughter in the background, the clink of glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Just the clink of glasses and the shuffle of a waiter’s shoes.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
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
They were shelling peas; even through the almost-closed door 1 could hear the light clink of the hard peas falling into the metal bowl.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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
Rapid, echoing pops go off in Michael Marshall’s ears when he listens to an Australian Open tennis match, followed closely by high- and low-pitched clinks.
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 clinked champagne glasses, and toasted to love and life, before family and friends left the room for the procedure.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025
“To the queen,” a group of three friends said as they clinked glasses of Guinness beer and watched ongoing BBC coverage of the procession on a cellphone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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
Below her, red-winged blackbirds clinked good-night songs as they retired among the tall rushes.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Amid the clinking of cutlery, Bardella sought to reassure the executives that National Rally was no longer hostile to the interests of big business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Emma Straub chimed in, “OMG!!!!!!,” and Rosecrans Baldwin left some emojis: clinking bubbly glasses to toast the news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 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
So the next time you reach past the clinking crowd of condiments for the same familiar jar, you might try not to flinch.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
The massive chandelier hanging from the ceiling was swaying, its crystals clinking together.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
