How to Use plink in a Sentence

plink

verb

• Then there are a few plinking synths, but in the end this is just about the lyrics.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 25 Oct. 2019
• The hours spent plinking with such a toy can instill a love of archery that lasts a lifetime.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2019
• A few years later, Indra was at the piano plinking out a piece by Beethoven.
  — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 11 June 2017
• Water was dripping from a crack in the roof to a bucket below, plinking all night long.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 June 2018
• Knots of golfers in colorful shirts were plinking balls in all directions.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
• Agarwal also found that soapy water prevents the air bubble from oscillating well enough for a droplet to plink.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 22 June 2018
• Sam humors him, reluctantly plinking out a tune on her keyboard.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, azcentral, 14 June 2018
• Soft rock instrumentals and plinking digitized beats propel the track, during which Kim Sung Kyu confesses his love to a friend through crisp, clear vocals.
  — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2018
• On the passage along the golden figure’s backside, Thais filed by plinking coins into a row of metal bowls, creating a musical drizzle.
  — New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
• Bushnell’s Deploy reticle is among the simplest of the hash-mark-heavy options out there, and 4.5- to 27-power provides ridiculous versatility, whether plinking at long-range or cleaning up prairie dogs.
  — Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2020
• In the dining room, a massive sculpture by Sinisa Kukec resembles two golden raindrops plinking into puddles.
  — Brett Sokol, New York Times, 8 May 2018
• Fielding a request to do a spontaneous piece, Wheaton starts with an up-tempo, plinking line of notes, adds a brisk allegro melody that plays in syncopation against it, and finally pipes in a series of cascading arpeggios.
  — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 15 Nov. 2019
• The rhythmic alt-R&B track features similarly summery instrumentals, plinking beats and bright synths to relay an almost playful vibe.
  — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 9 Mar. 2018
• Then there are a few plinking synths, but in the end this is just about the lyrics.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 25 Oct. 2019
• The hours spent plinking with such a toy can instill a love of archery that lasts a lifetime.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2019
• A few years later, Indra was at the piano plinking out a piece by Beethoven.
  — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 11 June 2017
• Water was dripping from a crack in the roof to a bucket below, plinking all night long.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 June 2018
• Knots of golfers in colorful shirts were plinking balls in all directions.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
• Agarwal also found that soapy water prevents the air bubble from oscillating well enough for a droplet to plink.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 22 June 2018
• Sam humors him, reluctantly plinking out a tune on her keyboard.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, azcentral, 14 June 2018
• Soft rock instrumentals and plinking digitized beats propel the track, during which Kim Sung Kyu confesses his love to a friend through crisp, clear vocals.
  — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2018
• On the passage along the golden figure’s backside, Thais filed by plinking coins into a row of metal bowls, creating a musical drizzle.
  — New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
• Bushnell’s Deploy reticle is among the simplest of the hash-mark-heavy options out there, and 4.5- to 27-power provides ridiculous versatility, whether plinking at long-range or cleaning up prairie dogs.
  — Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2020
• In the dining room, a massive sculpture by Sinisa Kukec resembles two golden raindrops plinking into puddles.
  — Brett Sokol, New York Times, 8 May 2018
• Fielding a request to do a spontaneous piece, Wheaton starts with an up-tempo, plinking line of notes, adds a brisk allegro melody that plays in syncopation against it, and finally pipes in a series of cascading arpeggios.
  — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 15 Nov. 2019
• The rhythmic alt-R&B track features similarly summery instrumentals, plinking beats and bright synths to relay an almost playful vibe.
  — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 9 Mar. 2018

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