blinking

Example Sentences

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Following more than 300 hours of searching, divers finally spotted the blinking of the miner's torch light, which Zapata had turned on and off to alert them to his location.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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 door groaned open, and out crawled Ernesto, blinking into the warm Southern California air.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Jackson turned and stared in horror at the harbor, blinking in disbelief.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis