blinking

Example Sentences

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Back home, those fans who stayed up late - or got up very early - emerged blinking into the early morning sunshine as they reflected on a result which sees Scotland top their group.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The devotion is well-earned: Smith can quote Jefferson verbatim and cites Seneca and Enlightenment philosophers without blinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The “personal computers” of the day were hobbyists’ kits, contraptions that arrived in pieces, with output displays that were limited to blinking red lights.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The kraken twisted its great head to look: for one beat it hung there in the water, blinking its huge gray eyes.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell