How to Use blink in a Sentence

blink

1 of 2 verb

• She blinked when the light flashed.
• Her eyes blinked when the light flashed.
• She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.
• And, the first time Rika saw me, the lady didn’t blink.
  — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
• And then Willis pursed her lips, blinked a few times and that was that.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• Then, before there was a chance to blink, things changed yet again.
  — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
• On the far shore, across five miles of placid water, lights in the city of Tiberias were blinking off.
  — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
• In a tête-a-tête between the two leaders, MBS is the one who refused to blink.
  — Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic, 8 June 2022
• Both sides appeared to be waiting for the other to blink.
  — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 24 May 2023
• The rain had stopped, and the turtle blinked in the sunlight before heading back down.
  — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2023
• Even Jaeger, who has been by himself for 25 years, doesn’t blink an eye.
  — Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2022
• When they are connected, the status light on the case would blink and then stay.
  — Toby Grey, BGR, 9 May 2022
• Those who want to be able to blink and open their eyes should look for one with contoured eye cups.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2024
• If the eyes do not blink enough, the glands can become clogged and, over time, suffer damage.
  — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2023
• The cashier blinked at me and muttered how these were undershirts.
  — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• The mask also places no pressure on the eyes, and there is plenty of space in the eye cups for blinking.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
• But Furcio, a short, slight man in his thirties, didn’t even blink through rounds of grilling.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2023
• True to form, the Avalanche didn’t blink after Forsberg’s goal, either.
  — Gentry Estes, USA TODAY, 10 May 2022
• Word quickly spread around the building, but the red lights continued to blink for over a year.
  — Ethan Bakuli, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
• But my main direction is don’t blink, don’t move your face, and say your lines.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2022
• The skeletons were propped up with fishing line and a friend added lights that blink to the beat of various Swift songs.
  — Nicole Pelletiere, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
• Soft-spoken and sweet, Jennifer doesn’t blink when her customers call her by the wrong name.
  — Michelle Matthews | [e-mail], al, 4 Aug. 2022
• About a dozen people dipped out, but Brown didn’t blink at the three-figure entry fee.
  — Francisco Alvarado, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2022
• My stomach was filled with pain, my chest felt heavy, and my eyes did not blink until the warm tears filled my neck.
  — Karen Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• People in my store were putting 15 to 20 in their cart without blinking.
  — Soo Youn, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2023
• One side of his face appeared frozen and only one eye was blinking.
  — CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
• Some of these changes include turning off the blinking lights and music across the fairgrounds.
  — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Just be prepared to read them in one sitting (and remember to blink).
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 13 July 2022
• When the lights were brightest, Houston's youngsters didn't blink.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 13 Oct. 2022
• Its yellow eyes stared into the trees without blinking.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024

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blink

2 of 2 noun

• And in just the blink of an eye, Prime Day 2023 has come to a close.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
• In the blink of an eye, the top bidder wins the auction and the ad loads on the page.
  — Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2022
• In the blink of an eye, the 2023 Met Gala will be upon us.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2023
• Not small enough to be a blip on the map, a blink-and-you-miss-it town.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2022
• Weather can change in the blink of an eye in the wilderness.
  — Outside Online, 1 July 2022
• Sometimes in the blink of an eye, sometimes over the years.
  — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 22 Aug. 2023
• Ten years is a lifetime that goes by in the blink of an eye.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2022
• In the blink of an eye, leaves will hit the ground and candy toothaches will come around.
  — Chelsea Avila, Allure, 22 July 2022
• Stone won them both over in almost the blink of an eye.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
• The awareness of movement in space with your body, even the blink of an eye.
  — Liza Foreman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2023
• In the blink of an eye, our world can be turned upside down.
  — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 21 July 2023
• The weather and ocean conditions can change in the blink of an eye.
  — CBS News, 13 June 2022
• In the blink of an eye, Yellowstone is reaching the end of its road.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 17 June 2023
• In a blink, Harris had become the prince of Pittsburgh.
  — Tom Jolly, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• Words and labels can turn to violence in the blink of an eye.
  — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Nov. 2022
• Changed my view of everything and myself in the blink of an eye.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2023
• Sixty years is but the blink of an eye for a time-traveller like The Doctor.
  — Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
• This leads to the mentality that news lasts a blink of an eye.
  — Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2023
• Hill, who can take the top off of a defense in the blink of an eye, will be a focal point for both teams.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
• The blinks passed through it like bullets through a column of water.
  — Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Apr. 2023
• If your dog eats their food in the blink of an eye, one of these slow-feeding bowls might be worth a try.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 11 May 2022
• Heck of a job by the third baseman to read, react and snag that screaming line drive in the blink of an eye.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2022
• In the blink of an eye, everything seemed to come to an end for the Exploding Hearts.
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
• Football games can turn in the blink of eye, or by just a stoppage of inches.
  — Dan Gilles, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• Then, in a blink, Chubb was gone, his season likely over.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
• Things can happen in the blink of an eye, so being prepared is a must.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
• The ball changed area codes in a blink, a team that’s tried to slow the pace turning supersonic.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2023
• In a blink, Nevin and Joyner ventured out, half dressed, with a piece of paper.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2023
• No tension, just a blink of internal struggle, and then Paul—the messiah, the Lisan al Gaib—rides to the rescue on the back of a sandworm.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
• Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024