wink at
phrasal verb
winked at; winking at; winks at
: to pretend not to have seen or noticed (something) : to ignore
The city cops wink at the mayor's parking violations.
Examples of wink at in a Sentence
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And Xochitl Gomez flashes a wink at The Bikeriders premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 17.
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Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel are on the set of The Better Sister on June 17 in New York City.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
The ad, along with an earlier one featuring a human-size hare, was a wink at the streamer’s value proposition: its deep rabbit holes of eclectic films and series that, loyal users joke, have a tendency to swallow up your whole day(s).
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Even though the episode appeared to be winking at what happened to the baseball legend, Mattingly recorded his Simpsons role a month before his real-life benching occurred.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 13 June 2024
With a wink at Boccaccio’s Florentine narrators, filling their time with stories as a plague rages, these modern storytellers gather amid the COVID pandemic, on the roof of a run-down building on the Lower East Side.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The Doctor winks at us and cues the closing musical number.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Fried chicken wings are drenched in a sweet-spicy, caramelized fish sauce glaze and cocktails wink at the tropics of Vietnam with spirits made from sugar cane and agave, like rums and tequilas, blended with tropical fruits, such as hibiscus, pineapple and tamarind.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
The view from the top is instantly gratifying: Thousands of shimmering snowcapped peaks across two of the continent’s most iconic mountain ranges, the Canadian Rockies and the Columbia Mountains, wink at me from all directions.
—Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 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
Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
The ad, along with an earlier one featuring a human-size hare, was a wink at the streamer’s value proposition: its deep rabbit holes of eclectic films and series that, loyal users joke, have a tendency to swallow up your whole day(s).
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Even though the episode appeared to be winking at what happened to the baseball legend, Mattingly recorded his Simpsons role a month before his real-life benching occurred.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 13 June 2024
With a wink at Boccaccio’s Florentine narrators, filling their time with stories as a plague rages, these modern storytellers gather amid the COVID pandemic, on the roof of a run-down building on the Lower East Side.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The Doctor winks at us and cues the closing musical number.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Fried chicken wings are drenched in a sweet-spicy, caramelized fish sauce glaze and cocktails wink at the tropics of Vietnam with spirits made from sugar cane and agave, like rums and tequilas, blended with tropical fruits, such as hibiscus, pineapple and tamarind.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
The view from the top is instantly gratifying: Thousands of shimmering snowcapped peaks across two of the continent’s most iconic mountain ranges, the Canadian Rockies and the Columbia Mountains, wink at me from all directions.
—Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 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
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“Wink at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wink%20at. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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