wink

Example Sentences

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His last major film role came in 2012 with The Expendables 2, where his appearance functioned largely as a wink to the internet persona that eclipsed him.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Downing was “adept at switching between the material and the spiritual,” a realist willing to wink at disagreements and who favored “subtlety, sophistication and restraint.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

"We didn't sleep a wink all night," she wrote in a new message Sunday.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

At the anniversary special, he told the audience with a wink that his mother had always insisted the character was “an exaggeration.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

She was hoping for a wink or a nod or maybe a simple hand signal—something to tell her who she could trust.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix