Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinkety-clanks
Noun
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Silver engraving, masks, totem poles, rattles, prints.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025 -
Cutlery, rattles and cups are among the most popular choices as keepsake gifts for newborns.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the years following his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Puth worked for DeGeneres' eleveneleven label, released a couple of promotional singles, and collaborated on other music, including jingles and theme songs for YouTube personalities.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
8 Feb. 2026
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In the years following his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Puth worked for DeGeneres' eleveneleven label, released a couple of promotional singles, and collaborated on other music, including jingles and theme songs for YouTube personalities.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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
Noun
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May your sounds, your chimes, your silence calm us.—
Paul Jones,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2026
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Accessibility and Sustainability Guest rooms are all in compliance with ADA, with many offering accessible clearance for wheelchairs and audible chimes for the hearing impaired.—
Carole Dixon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Does the bazaar allow for chinks in the kind of class barriers that would usually exist?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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But after the break, the Americans started to find some chinks in the English armour.—
Peter Carline,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The design, based on an official poster for the Games, depicts the Olympic rings and a golden statue of a muscular man crowned in laurels next to a chariot of horses atop Berlin’s Brandenburg Gates.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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Taxpayers and the kids who rely on SNAP both deserve a system that works for them — not for fraud rings.—
John Deaton,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Clinkety-clanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinkety-clanks. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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