blinking

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Before one of Orion’s in-space maneuvers, crew members reported a problem with the toilet, indicated by a blinking fault light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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

Or Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was paralysed after a stroke and authored his 1997 book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking his left eye, the only movement he could still control.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

“Fern, I wanted to—” She stops near the stairs and looks around, blinking.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy