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

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

Alex also sees insects crawling over food - but he has learned techniques, like blinking, looking away, breathing.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

For a half second we just sat there blinking in the harsh light as the alarm continued to blare overhead, and then we sprang into action.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin