Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinkety-clank
Noun
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The gift basket included items such as a rattle, books, swaddles, and a blanket, along with other essentials for new parents.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026 -
Silver engraving, masks, totem poles, rattles, prints.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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Sometimes, in the deep winter quiet, a piano tinkles in Kelley’s Saloon, and the spirits dance to ghostly music.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
16 Oct. 2025
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At Stitch Club Atlanta's monthly gatherings, and weekly stitch nights at local needlepoint stores, needles click, glasses clink and conversations flow as dozens of women — and even a few pets — settle in for an evening of stitching, snacks and connection.—
Alexa Liacko,
CBS News,
23 Nov. 2025
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Behind the glass doors of an unassuming building in Manhattan, staring across a shuttered print shop, a shadowy world stirred, coming alive with the flick of cards, the muted clink of glasses and the quiet hum of a dangerous secret.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There were even multiple catchy jingles that captured the correct ratios for each component, though different versions included varying amounts.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Besides the trademark ATMs, the company’s vending machines found at many airports made loud, attention-drawing jingles, drawing dramatic complaints and jokes from TikTok travelers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Slightly pink in color (primarily from Tabasco and cayenne) and beautifully glossy, the sauce is tongue-pinching sour but immediately melds into a complex blend of heat, tang, and umami.—
Matt Moore,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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Feta adds a tang to the sweetness of honeydew melon.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Trump put on one of the rings, flashed it to the cameras and waved his new hockey stick during the ceremony.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The mobile mini donut bakery has late hours and comforting bites no larger than the size of a jelly ring that cost about $5 per bag.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Formed in 1980 in Birmingham, England, Felt released ten albums—one for every year of the decade—of delicately dreamy jangle, with Lawrence singing alternately poetic and funny-sad lyrics in a one-note speak-sing drone.—
Simon Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Nov. 2025
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Linda endures a cosmic round of stress, matched by the movie’s hectic jangle of moods and its use of closeups of the overburdened protagonist, whose confines grow smaller as her troubles grow bigger and her fury mounts—a recipe for explosion.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don’t let the Texas twang in his speech fool you.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Dec. 2025
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At Denver's Swallow Hill BanjoFest on Saturday, the toe-tappin' rhythm, quick-pickin' chords and an unmistakable twang filled the air.—
Kennedy Cook,
CBS News,
15 Nov. 2025
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“Clinkety-clank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinkety-clank. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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