Definition of jinknext
as in to weave
to move suddenly aside or to and fro jinking here and there with remarkable agility, the thieving urchin frustrated all attempts to catch him

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Recent Examples of jink On the day of our recent visit, the place was little more than a 3.5-mile loop of pavement—albeit one that jinks across the land like a back road in the Great Smoky Mountains, with 127 feet of elevation change from beginning to end. Sam Smith, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2024 None of these changes affects the Chiron's remarkable docility at low speeds or its ability to jink into corners like a car of two-thirds its mass on the tight, two-lane French country roads near the Circuit Paul Ricard. Ben Oliver, Car and Driver, 30 Sep. 2021 That early pressure told within five minutes, as Ben Youngs emerged from the maul with ball in hand, jinked his way past two All Blacks players and went over to score the England's second try. Matias Grez, CNN, 26 Oct. 2019 However, Italy responded impressively and drew level in the 28th minute when Emerson jinked his way down the left flank before crossing for Andrea Belotti, who finished from close range. SI.com, 5 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for jink
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  • An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.
    Camelia Heins, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Culturally, 2026 is the year cannabis truly weaves into everyday life.
    Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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  • In winter, visitors like to duck in from the cold to sample wines at many of the Old Mission Peninsula's wineries, sipping warm reds and dry whites while watching the sun set over frozen Lake Michigan.
    Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Unfortunately, New York’s leaders may choose to duck the hard choices for now.
    Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
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  • The new game broadens the familiar train-dodging formula into a larger, explorable world while keeping the fast pace that helped the franchise dominate mobile charts for years.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Barring legislation, which is not likely, the industry will either dodge the caps entirely or be forced to offer concessions, similar to how Trump dealt with the pharmaceutical industry, Wolfe Research analysts led by Tobin Marcus said Tuesday in a note.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Jink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jink. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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