blinking

Example Sentences

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Installations, complete with blinking lights, video and music, now occupy former intake, surgery and recovery floors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

She finally made it to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage in 2019 - 14 years later than planned - blinking back the tears with a decades-spanning greatest hits set that became the festival's most-watched performance ever.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

A dozen members of the French navy scour screens for blinking lights indicating movement thousands of kilometres away near the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 1, 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

“I mean, I don’t know exactly what’s happened or why you are traveling alone,” Cecilia started, blinking nervously as she spoke.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall