twinkle

Example Sentences

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For decades, L.A.’s hazy blue days and golden pink dusks have given way to nights speckled with golden orange, where amber streetlights twinkle across hills, valleys and coastal plain like stars in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Yang, twinkle in her eye, kept us on our toes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"You're not meant to be laughing, but you can see all your mates trying to make you laugh, and they've got that twinkle in their eye," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Their goal was to understand how the pulsar's radio signal appears to "twinkle" as it travels through clouds of gas on its way to Earth.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Mom’s ring dangles from a golden chain around her neck, and the stage lights make the diamond twinkle.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio