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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  • By weaving Hartley's story into the narrative, Murphy explored the fear and paranoia that surrounded rural Wisconsin during the time of Gein’s actual crimes.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Over 10,000 native plants weave their way around the building’s exterior and interior—a nod to Brazil’s tropical ethos.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Ernie Clement homered early, forced to duck into the clubhouse to calm his surging heart after the trip around the bases.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But Jane ducked under his hands and moved forward to the cage, a distance of about six feet.
    Ron Arias, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Norvell didn’t dodge the issue.
    D’Joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Unlike Ayatollah Khamenei, the future leaders of Iran will not be able to dodge global standards forever.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Jink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jink. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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