clink
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If Quentin Tarantino pastiche were a crime, these films would be hauled off to the clink.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
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
Against a backdrop of neon lights and the clink of casino chips, the Nevada caucuses were once a colourful and important stop in the race to become the presidential nominee.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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
Carelessly, she let her shaba fall, satisfied to hear it clink loudly against the temple’s polished stone floor with each bounce.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
It’s where she assembled her crew of queer Chicanos, architects in the construction of Valentina, the icon: including makeup artist Ernesto Casillas, who clinks margaritas with her hairstylist, Ricky Fraser, at the bar nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Much of this pantry porn is performed against a backdrop of rhythmic ASMR-inspired clinks, glugs, snaps, rips and thunks that appeal to viewers' pleasure centers.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2023
Crouched around a smoking barbeque, down a back alley in Seoul, Lee Geon-il clinks glasses with his friends and they knock back their first soju of the night.
From BBC ● May 8, 2022
In Swansea, for instance, officials carry out what they call “clink tests” — they go around shaking trash bags to see if there are any clinks or clanks, identifying recyclable objects.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
A few clinks later the door swung wide open.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
Champagne flutes clinked as the president and the King raised toasts to one another, celebrating the deep-rooted ties and shared history between the countries.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
They clinked champagne glasses, and toasted to love and life, before family and friends left the room for the procedure.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025
They ate in a private room, which they accessed via the kitchen, and clinked glasses of Veuve champagne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
Pitlick added to the highlight reel with his behind-the-net shot that clinked off the side of Binnington's mask to cut the lead to 5-2 late in the second period.
From Fox News ● Jan. 2, 2022
Shiny bits of glass and metal clinked in the breeze.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
Back in the members’ club, surrounded by budding Renaissance men clinking Champagne flutes, Peter Mignacca announced that he was here for practical tips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Emma Straub chimed in, “OMG!!!!!!,” and Rosecrans Baldwin left some emojis: clinking bubbly glasses to toast the news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Hours before strikes hit Iraq's capital, crowds milled in central Baghdad to the sound not of missiles but clinking coffee cups, children laughing and women filming TikToks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
The warm din of clinking ceramic mugs, muted conversation and the whir of espresso machines was absent, replaced by the cold glow of a giant screen listing customers’ names in a clinical, digital procession.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025
It was rare when the family had supper together, and when we did, there was only the lonely clinking of our forks and knives on our plates.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
