kink

Example Sentences

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After the Tharp’s first trip to Greenland last year, there were a few kinks to work out, Rutherford said.

From Seattle Times

As the various story lines move toward their inevitable intersection, any sign of wrinkle or kink has been smoothed out.

From New York Times

“We expect these oddities to continue as policymakers work out the kinks to reassure investors of the soundness of short-term government debt,” the bank found.

From Washington Post

“Trying to still work out some kinks in my game and get familiar with a lot of things, but I’m starting to feel more and more comfortable.”

From Seattle Times

In the vertebrate eye, when light hits a light-sensitive photoreceptor in the retina, vitamin A complexes become kinked, setting off an electrical pulse that activates the optic nerve.

From Science Magazine