twinkle

Example Sentences

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It’s something that should have come up at your onboarding with the financial planner, even if you signed up with them a long time ago and retirement was only a twinkle in your eye.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Roberts laughed, but the twinkle in his eye was genuine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

She gives me this huge grin and a classic eye twinkle.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed