Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinkety-clank
Noun
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Other residents in New Hampshire and Rhode Island also reported the rattle.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025 -
The collar’s microphone and sensors can detect rattlesnakes by listening for the sound of a rattle, or detect if a pet goes missing or is kidnapped.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
15 Oct. 2024
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Now, new research suggests urination may function in a similar way: Captive chimpanzees that saw their peers peeing were more likely to take a tinkle themselves.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
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The door chime at their floral and gift shop tinkles every few minutes as another customer and friend comes in to collect their $10 bows.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
12 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The low hum of jazz drifts through the air, mingling with warm lighting and the quiet clink of glasses.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.—
Christine Chitnis,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Many send in videos of their kids singing the jingle.—
Lane Sainty,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Dec. 2024
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Along with busying themselves doing studio work for commercial ad jingles and sessions with Ben E. King, Roy Ayers and Esther Phillips, Alomar played as part of the Apollo Theater’s house band.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The meat had crispy edges and pickles added a perfect tang.—
Brianna Taylor,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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Immediately, your tongue is filled with a sweet-and-sour tang.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The next day for the the rehearsal dinner and welcome party, the actress wore a tulle set by Danielle Frankel, which was paired with ivory Manolo Blahnik heels, as well as the engagement ring her father gifted her mother.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The theft ring also stole Jasper Cropsey’s painting Upper Hudson (1871), estimated to be worth $100,000 or more, from Ringwood Manner in New Jersey in 2011.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This Christmas Time Tour is, obviously, constructed around Carey’s commandeering of the holiday thanks to a sweet jangle of an anthem.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
2 Dec. 2024
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These are recipes where modernity jangles with the delicious rhythms of the past.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
27 Sep. 2024
Noun
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In all, Marzetti presented a rich base, bolstered by the savory aroma of garlic, cheese, and anchovy, cut fiercely with an acidic twang.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
13 Feb. 2025
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The visual for the revamp of the song that adds some country twang and fiddle to the airy pop original that was Carpenter’s first Hot 100 chart-topper opens with the two women cruising down the road in a truck as Dolly, 79, reads the paper and Sabrina serves as her wheel woman.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Clinkety-clank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinkety-clank. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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