clink

Example Sentences

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Jars clink when they’re stacked, metal scoops scrape against bins and the air carries the overlapping scents of a thousand kitchens.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

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

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

The Democratic and Republican pour two fingers each, then clink glasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2023

I wrapped my fist around them so they wouldn’t clink, and left my parents’ bedroom with three wide, breathless steps.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller