winked at

Example Sentences

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This left Davies mock-floundering next to her, before she winked at the camera and grinned.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Needing a spark, Francona turned in the dugout and simply winked at Dave Roberts, who hadn’t played in 10 days, to go in as a pinch-runner.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

On balance, Germany was not treated as a pariah: reparations terms were eased, disarmament violations were winked at and the country was admitted to the League of Nations in 1926.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023

And while she winked at the history-making potential of her candidacy — “I will simply say this: May the best woman win” — she was quick to distance herself from “identity politics.”

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2023

He winked at her as if he were promising to keep her secret rather than commanding her to keep his.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez