How to Use wink in a Sentence

wink

1 of 2 verb

• The stars winked in the night sky.
• The puppy was winking in the bright sun.
• She winked an eye at me.
• The airplane's landing lights winked on and off.
• He winked and said that he understood.
• She winked at me as she asked what I was doing tonight.
• Evelyn took his hand, smiled and winked her green eyes at him.
  — Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
• In the near darkness the oven winked at her with its crooked eyes.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2018
• The last ember of Rope A winked out.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• The last ember of Rope A winked out.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• Users can now wink, blow out their cheeks or make eye contact with other users.
  — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
• Its title implies fright but also winks at the show’s droll tone.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 June 2019
• These images, the ones that wink at him, have no discernible pattern.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022
• The jokes and cameos come fast and furious, tongue hard in cheek and winks aplenty.
  — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 18 July 2023
• Musk ended the post with a winking emoji.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
• Scruffy City is a moniker the place holds with equal parts pride and winking good humor.
  — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
• But these moments are lights winking in a vast and enveloping mist.
  — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
• If anything, his entire public life seems to have been one long nod and wink with the public.
  — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021
• With its winking jokes and nudging asides, the film insists on its self-awareness.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2023
• As dusk fell in the garden, dozens of winking fireflies appeared.
  — Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• Light from a half moon glimmered in the waves, and stars began to wink in from the growing darkness.
  — oregonlive, 23 June 2021
• There’s a strong sense, too, of winking self-critique on Aronofsky’s part.
  — Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2017
• This cheeky little pig from England comes with a winking face, blue spots, and a bright pink nose.
  — Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• Sienna kept winking at me across the runway because there were so many good looks.
  — Kate Young, Vogue, 30 May 2018
• Now media companies are winking more at feet.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026
• Two guys at the golf course are winking, and whispering, and tipping each other off.
  — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 28 June 2026
• Two guys at the golf course are winking, and whispering, and tipping each other off.
  — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 17 May 2026
• But when the lights go off and consciousness winks out, another, deeper process goes to work.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
• All along the far side of the canyon, a cluster of dots began to wink on, like fireflies cavorting in a field.
  — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• The home-team defenders wink at the vaguely embarrassed umps.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 4 Apr. 2020

wink

2 of 2 noun

• Her wink told me she was just kidding.
• Jorge served them to us with a wink.
  — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
• There was no wink, there was no smirk.
  — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
• Musk obliged with a wink to the camera.
  — Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
• Prim and proper, but with a bit of a wink.
  — Dino Bonačić, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
• The timing felt like a wink from the universe.
  — Jenna MacMillan, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
• But from that point on, the performances have no hint of a wink.
  — Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
• Jackie concludes her thought with a nod, a smile, and a wink.
  — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
• Athill could talk about death with a wink in one blue eye and steadiness in the other.
  — Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
• But the gem referenced in the title is a wink.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
• Jessie asked, to which Duff responded with a wink.
  — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
• The production wears its metaphors lightly with a wink and a purr.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
• That was wild and a beautiful wink from the universe.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 June 2026
• Give those who’ve seen and read everything already a wink and a nod.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
• And Hyundai threw in some clever design features with a wink and a nod.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2022
• The figure’s full hairline earned a wink from the father of three.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
• Opal got in on the action too, while Pelphrey gave a wink to the camera.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
• Pop, with its wink and nudge to consumer junk culture, was ill-fitting.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2022
• Winning one is a wink to that mythology.
  — Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• On a poster, the brand’s mascot, Snow King, holds a milk tea and winks.
  — Theodora Yu, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
• There are too many nod-and-wink ways to pull it off without running afoul of the penal laws.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 July 2021
• Sounds like there’s a big hole in the market (wink, wink, other denim brands).
  — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
• The wink is included in the message.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 May 2026
• At times, Netflix even seemed to encourage it with a wink and a nod.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
• No extra help, no wincing, just a wink thrown in my direction.
  — Taylor Feezor, Bon Appétit, 1 Apr. 2022
• Paris Hilton's latest look a stylish wink at her signature song?
  — Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
• Efron's wink ultimately snagged him the part.
  — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
• We're sent off with a cheeky wink from Zendaya before the show logo hits the screen.
  — Seventeen, 18 Aug. 2022
• Taylor wrote of the well-born of that time and their post-war doings, but seemed to do so with a somber wink of the eye.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
• The wink-and-nod statements about Jewish money.
  — Howard Libit, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2026