How to Use wink at in a Sentence

wink at

phrasal verb
  • Some of Wessels’ prints, too, seem to wink at the viewer.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • In one of the last photos, Jenner smiled and winked at the camera while standing with the ocean in the background.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • The Bear, in fact, winks at this kind of discourse constantly.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 July 2024
  • Rows of the plant lined the paved entrances of so many apartment buildings, shapes and colours winking at me from the sidewalk.
    Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Six small clasps that hold the iron pieces in the medals are a wink at the 2.5 million rivets that bind the Eiffel Tower together.
    John Leicester, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
  • As a kid at a Whalers game, he was hit with a playful slushy snowball from Gordie Howe, who skated by again and winked at him.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
  • The Doctor winks at us and cues the closing musical number.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 May 2024
  • But now, the drag artist, whose very name appears to be a wink at the name of longtime genre mainstay Amy Grant, is setting their sights on the Grammys.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The very first picture shows Palmer winking at the camera while her inky black hair cascades toward her chest.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Every room comes with a bulb of garlic nailed above the inside of the door, a wink at the infamous neck biter’s most acute food allergy.
    David Segal, New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • The play’s mechanics, too, include meta-theatrical winks at the genre.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
  • The video ends with Richards — this time for real — arriving at Wade’s house with a bouquet of flowers before Wade winks at the camera and shuts the door.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
  • On the way out the door, Ethel turned, smiled, and winked at me, telling me thanks even though my efforts to set Fred straight were obviously unsuccessful.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
  • Depp winked at the camera, which was beaming a close-up of his face onto giant screens in both the Lumière and the press screening happening next door.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2023
  • Cattrall, 67, said before winking at the camera in one campaign video.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • While designers are imagining spring in the air, Pantone’s forecast seems to wink at how dirt and leaves give way to flowers many of which are in brighter tones.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The flagship offering from Deep Ellum Spirits’ winks at the musician of the same name (see reason 76).
    Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • Each needs something from the other, and the whole movie is a wink at both American historical figures.
    Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 20 May 2024
  • The appearence is another wink at pre-MCU movie history.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 July 2024
  • In one fun moment, Brown pops into the frame and makes a series of flirtatious winks at the camera as his embraces his boy-band heartthrob status.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
  • In it, the singer aggressively winks at the camera, reminiscent of a pirate.
    Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Cheese sandwiches, a wink at the food served in a styrofoam container that had taken the internet by storm.
    Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The second photo includes a close-up shot of Vellani, 21, winking at Larson’s camera.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Some on the server got into arguments over whether the developers had intended to load the game with winks at Nazi culture or not.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024
  • On the lower level, full-height glass sliders open a lounge/art studio to a deck just above the water, and, upstairs, a large porthole over the kitchen sink winks at classic maritime design.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Maybe this is writer-director Derek Estlin Purvis’ way of winking at the audience.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Daughter Weslie, 15, stood beside her mom, placing a hand on her 7-year-old brother Maddox's shoulder, who winked at the camera.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Is the woman winking at the drummer between sips of her Chardonnay his mother, girlfriend or principal?
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Though, to be fair, neither Green nor Branagh appear interested in winking at the audience.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In addition to winking at the reader, this passage helps to unlock a novelistic ethics.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024

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