blink

Example Sentences

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Its LED eyes blink to signal to human co-workers where it is directing its attention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Goldblum reassured her, promising that in the blink of an eye, we would fast forward decades into the future, where it would be "the longest-running show ever".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

“Coming in as a freshman I was like, ‘Oh, I have so much time,’ and now it has gone by in a blink of an eye,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

And so here we are: The people who made an A.I. so good that it’s the only one the Defense Department uses for its most sensitive tasks will decide whether to blink.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

She had to blink a few times to make sure the sight was real, much as Hamlet might have done at the sight of his father’s ghost appearing on the ramparts of the castle.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood