clink

Example Sentences

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In July 1987, Gil, then 26 years old, donned a T-shirt with the phrase “Justice is a constant struggle” and set off for the clink in Kansas.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Just the clink of glasses and the shuffle of a waiter’s shoes.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

If you’re quiet, you’ll hear the wind roll across the valley, or maybe the bell-like clink of a sage sparrow in a nearby bush.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Or maybe the appetizers are the whole of it, a nice chance to clink glasses with the neighbors or some old friends passing through town.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Travis’s father spit in his can with a little clink.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner