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Blinked is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Blinked | Blink | Blinking | Blinkers | Blinks | Blinker

Blinked meaning

simple past and past participle of blink

Using Blinked

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of blink
  • In the example corpus, blinked often appears in combinations such as: blinked and, have blinked, blinked first.

Context around Blinked

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

dave 2× barely 1× woman 1× christian 1× mother 1× text 1× track 1× teams 1× almost 1×

Often after:

first 2× onto 1× repeatedly 1×

Sentence patterns with Blinked

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and mother blinked first 1× and she blinked repeatedly 1× costin christian blinked back the 1× dave blinked a few 1× dave blinked his eyes 1× government has blinked and will 1× i ve blinked and suddenly 1× look we blinked and the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and i feel 1× but her eyes 1× dave blinked a 1× dave blinked his 1× dzamara s sentiments 1× enenche said the 1×

Common sentence endings:

agreed without hesitation 1× babies are gone 1× came under attack 1× couple of times 1× fast approaching 30 1× in a statement 1×

Words around Blinked

Just before it in the word index:

blink 321 blinis 3 blini 2 blingy 3 blinging 2 blinged 11

Just after it in the word index:

blinken 389 blinker 5 blinkered 18 blinkers 25 blinkhorn 5 blinkin 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abattoirs 30 abike 30 ablative 30 absorber 30 accel 30 accelerometer 30

Corpus analysis for Blinked

  • In this selection, "blinked" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dave, barely, woman, first, onto and repeatedly stand out and add context to how "blinked" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and mother blinked first and and she blinked repeatedly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "blinked" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with blinked

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You blinked, you missed it. (5 words)

Then, it was a of who blinked first. (8 words)

Dave blinked his eyes a number of times. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

McAleer played primarily for the Cleveland Spiders, a team which flowered into existence in 1887, joined the National League two years later, and then were one of the teams blinked out of existence in 1899—along with Wagner’s first team, in Louisville. (43 words)

Dzamara’s sentiments seemed to be a reaction to MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s spokesman Nkululeko Sibanda’s defence to the party’s loss to rigging after Sibanda tweeted: “Look, we blinked and the rigging machine took advantage. (38 words)

Since “the federal government has blinked and will no longer make states provide funding they do not have, New York state will apply for the Lost Wages Assistance program,” Budget Director Robert Mujica said in a statement. (37 words)

Exclamation examples

It's meant that I haven't had much practice over the years – and, amid a busy work schedule and other stresses, it feels like I've blinked and suddenly I'm fast approaching 30! (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

In fact, she barely blinked when the show’s depictions of violence against women came under attack.

The woman blinked as they took her away, according to TMZ, and there is no update on her condition.

It's meant that I haven't had much practice over the years – and, amid a busy work schedule and other stresses, it feels like I've blinked and suddenly I'm fast approaching 30!

You blinked, you missed it.

And I feel the anxiety again like moths inside my chest, and then the sadness… I blinked, and my babies are gone.

Dave blinked a few times and then agreed without hesitation.

Enenche said the special troops deployed on the mission were on the spot and couldn’t have blinked their eyes for even one hour all through the days of the mission.

Family friend Nicolae Costin-Christian blinked back the tears as he looked up and saw the planet Venus shining brightly on its own.

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My mother complied; of course, I do not know if they had a long standoff and mother blinked first.

Since “the federal government has blinked and will no longer make states provide funding they do not have, New York state will apply for the Lost Wages Assistance program,” Budget Director Robert Mujica said in a statement.

Then, it was a of who blinked first.

Dave blinked his eyes a number of times.

Dzamara’s sentiments seemed to be a reaction to MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s spokesman Nkululeko Sibanda’s defence to the party’s loss to rigging after Sibanda tweeted: “Look, we blinked and the rigging machine took advantage.

I was just about to teach a class on environmental education in Sacramento when a heart-stopping text blinked onto my cell phone screen and knocked the wind out of me.

Martin trudged to the track, blinked through the sting of sweat piercing his eyes and worked to perfect his craft.

McAleer played primarily for the Cleveland Spiders, a team which flowered into existence in 1887, joined the National League two years later, and then were one of the teams blinked out of existence in 1899—along with Wagner’s first team, in Louisville.

She just blinked and said, “That way,” and pointed.

She stared at me and blinked a couple of times.

Warren almost blinked out after the hour mark, but her strong opening lingered nonetheless, and she closed flawlessly.

But her eyes filled and she blinked repeatedly.

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Common combinations with blinked

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "blinked" in a sentence?
An example: "In fact, she barely blinked when the show’s depictions of violence against women came under attack." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "blinked" from authentic English texts.
What does "blinked" mean?
Blinked means: simple past and past participle of blink
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