Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinkety-clank
Noun
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Pygmy Rattlesnakes are small and colorful, around 15 to 20 inches in length, with a vertical pupil, thin tail, and tiny rattle.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026 -
Elsewhere in the snippet of the music video, Latto could be seen walking around a white crib and viewing a scrapbook featuring a page with a rattle and dummy and a positive ClearBlue pregnancy test placed on top.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Feb. 2026
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Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Or will the Carolina faithful clink their frothy skate mugs in celebration?—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Inside, coffee cups clink while servers weave through the crowded dining room at a pace that never seems to slow.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
31 May 2026
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The familiar Kars4Kids jingle will continue playing across California for now after a state appeals court sided with the charity in its ongoing legal fight over the ads.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The show’s jingles about the virus also play intermittently throughout the day and residents are able to call in with questions.—
Ope Adetayo,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Noun
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These bacteria ferment milk sugar, or lactose, into flavor compounds and organic acids, which give the butter a mild tang and complex flavor.—
Rosemary Trout,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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White wine, shallots, and lemon zest and juice build on what the butter and garlic get started, and a couple tablespoons of capers give the dish a zesty tang.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
Noun
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After attending a small dinner with the Rolling Stones frontman and others, Zambetti imagined a scenario in which Jagger would secretly provide the engagement ring during a future gathering.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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According to general relativity, in a rotating black hole, the singularity—the theoretical point of infinite density at the center—is really a one-dimensional ring, with closed timelike curves arcing around it.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Better, perhaps, to have the power to choose who can see you—a jangle of chains, a nod, a hanky, a flick of the wrist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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By 1996, every band with a guitar felt the pressure to crank its amps as loud as possible, and even indie pop fans heard the clean jangle of prior years give way to the distorted crunch and Psychocandy worship of bands like Black Tambourine and Henry’s Dress.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Firm if slightly sweaty handshake notwithstanding, there’s a gentleness to Root; old-school manners, slender shoulders and a reedy Sheffield twang.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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In 2026, this new series will do the same thing but with a big-haired Texan twang.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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“Clinkety-clank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinkety-clank. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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