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Example sentences for "blinked"

Lexicographically close words:
blindness; blinds; bline; bling; blink; blinkers; blinking; blinks; blip; blips
  1. In that first brief mute instant of disclosure she was all that she presently, by voice and movement, proclaimed herself to be, so dazzling and complete that Stephen literally blinked at the revelation.

  2. He grinned and blinked and bowed until his colleague turned and walked away.

  3. The Southern girl blinked like an owl at the morning sunshine out on the boardwalk.

  4. He blinked approvingly at her through the smoke.

  5. From time to time it blinked and slowly moved the yellow tip of its tail.

  6. Nell Stanley sat up suddenly on the couch across the stateroom and blinked her eyes.

  7. He blinked at her, and without even a smile, said: "Oh!

  8. Like a man in a dream Dave blinked his eyes at the strange sight.

  9. Dave blinked at the empty chair and then quickly lowered his eyes.

  10. He took a grape from a bunch beside him, rubbed the soot off on his trousers, and ate it; then blinked wryly.

  11. At fifteen-fifteen, the light on his interphone blinked twice, and Marlowe hastily initialed a directive with his right hand while touching the switch with his left.

  12. Into this circle stepped a very old man, who leaned heavily upon the shaft of his harpoon and blinked his watery, red-rimmed eyes.

  13. He blinked his eyes, looked this way and that, and finally, with a sort of blind gesture, readjusted his pince-nez and glared at the intruder.

  14. The little secretary blinked at him through his pince-nez.

  15. Little Miss Blythe blinked at the lights and looked very beautiful.

  16. All the beasts looked at me and turned away their eyes from the light and blinked and shifted; and the old he-lion coughed.

  17. He blinked them rapidly and raised his hand to his brow.

  18. One shoe had been torn from her by the surf, and through a tear in her left stocking blinked a pink and tiny toe.

  19. I tried a few pulls and pushes; lights blinked on the panel, the car quivered, lifted a few inches, drifted slowly across the road.

  20. I drew a last breath, blinked back the darkness.

  21. I blinked away the dust that settled in my eyes, reached to feel around within the opening, touched nothing but rough floor boards.

  22. I blinked at him and tried to think of a snappy comeback.

  23. A yellow light blinked on the control panel.

  24. Pendleton blinked and approached the shadowed area around the can.

  25. He put his cigar back in his mouth, blinked his eyes defiantly, and leaned back in his chair.

  26. Arneel blinked his keen, blue eyes solemnly, while the rest, like a pack of genial but hungry wolves, sat and surveyed this apparently whole but now condemned scapegoat and victim.

  27. The rock bounced off her lean rump; she blinked and broke into a shuffling trot, her dragging hoofs kicking up an extra amount of dust, which blew straight into Pink's face.

  28. The Wildcat sat up and blinked a pair of heavy lids over his bulging eyes.

  29. The dazed expression on his face was completely surrounded by brunet skin and surmounted by a pair of owl-like eyes which blinked at the sudden light.

  30. The odour of sin was not upon him, and he blinked and smiled as he held a paper towards her.

  31. He blinked and straightened himself before he took the cup.

  32. He was a little giddy; he blinked in the darkness.

  33. Riquette opened her eyes and blinked narrowly, then closed them again and began to purr.

  34. Behind him blinked the little friendly fire in the forest, link with the outer world he must not lose.

  35. Hal thrust out a tousled head and blinked stupidly.

  36. Hal, rubbing his eyes and staring about him wildly, while Sparrer blinked stupidly.

  37. Joan yawned and blinked up at the sun to see if it was dinner time.

  38. The old man wore a suit of gray tweed and blinked benignly through a pair of spectacles.

  39. Life had vanished save only where sheep clustered under a bank with their tails to the weather, and long-legged lambs blinked their yellow eyes and bleated as the couple passed.

  40. At first Caliph only blinked his small eyes.

  41. Caliph blinked at the sparrow, and seemed to be turning something over in his mind.

  42. Seeing her signal, he got up and hobbled hastily around the corner, from where he blinked into the gap.

  43. The Indian blinked at the light and showed his teeth in a grin.

  44. The Baron blinked the glasses from his nose and sat upright.

  45. The man's watchful eyes blinked perceptibly as he came face to face with Roma, but he recovered himself in a moment, and began to brush with his fingers the breast of his frockcoat.

  46. It was like Befana in the Piazza Navona, and when Joseph blinked his eyes he almost thought he was at home in bed.

  47. His words came slowly; he blinked while he spoke as if the thought of his picture had returned to him and was gradually taking possession of him, to such a degree as to hamper him in his speech about other matters.

  48. On hearing this the painter stepped back and blinked his eyes, looking very much surprised.

  49. She knew at last why nothing that Kinnaird could have said or offered would have moved her, and she looked down at the lamps that blinked among the leafless boughs with a great tenderness shining in her eyes.

  50. There was a roar of hoarse laughter as his companions recognized the incongruity of the question; and Weston blinked at them, as though puzzled by it, until a light broke in on him.

  51. Grenfell, who did not answer, made his toilet by buttoning his jacket and stretching himself, after which he blinked at his companion with watery eyes.

  52. He turned and blinked at Weston with half-closed eyes.

  53. Weston threw his own over him, and the old man blinked at his young companion with watery eyes.

  54. She shivered, she blinked her eyes; but she descended the bank and stood beside the pair, yet rigidly apart.

  55. He had nodded quickly, smiled, blinked his eyes.

  56. He blinked his bravest, but had to wipe his glasses.


  57. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "blinked" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.