clink
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But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners were defiant.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
If Quentin Tarantino pastiche were a crime, these films would be hauled off to the clink.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
I could hear laughter in the background, the clink of glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
When the judge sent him off to the clink, Puck’s Teddy Schleifer reported, his mother cried in the courtroom.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2023
There’s a clink, I must have knocked something.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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
She surreptitiously complies, then clinks champagne glasses with her bros, smiling duplicitously in place of offering, "Skål."
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 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 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
At the table next to ours, a large party of twenty-somethings clinked condensation-beaded Miller Lite bottles in celebration of something I couldn't hear.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2021
The candy bowl on the table clinked in tune with his steps.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Perhaps he pictured a shared meal, clinking glasses and maybe a nostalgic movie on the sofa before comfortably sinking into slumber and loud farting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
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
Now there is silence, no shouts or clinking or songs or even whispers to break the quiet.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
It’s as quiet as a chess tournament except for the clinking of hammers, the shaking of sieves, and the low buzz of conversation between colleagues.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
