wink

Example Sentences

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It may wink at the industry’s unseen heroes, but who can afford to make art for art’s sake in the entertainment industry anymore?

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“The long and winding road is more than a song,” he sings, with a sly wink to his Beatles past.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

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

"My heart was in the pit of my stomach. I did not sleep a wink that entire evening. I felt physically sick," Olde says.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

It’s only when I open the back gate and everyone shouts “Surprise!” that I figure out what the wink was about.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko