Explore Clinked through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Clinked meaning
simple past and past participle of clink
Using Clinked
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of clink
- In the example corpus, clinked often appears in combinations such as: clinked glasses, and clinked.
Context around Clinked
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clinked
- In this selection, "clinked" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, menotti, bombshell, glasses, plates and beer stand out and add context to how "clinked" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as menotti clinked glasses with and as they clinked their glasses. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clinked" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clinked
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They, therefore, clinked glasses and exchanged banters gleefully. (8 words)
After shopping, the ladies enjoyed champagne together as they clinked their glasses in an Instagram Boomerang. (16 words)
The blond bombshell clinked her glass to the camera, celebrating her fans in text over the image. (17 words)
Last night the Special Relationship between Britain and the United States was reaffirmed with moving toasts in the Buckingham Palace ballroom as Donald Trump clinked glasses with the Queen and patted her shoulder having called her a 'great, great woman'. (40 words)
And to peace in the world and the preservation of democracy all over the world and the end of the war in Ukraine and Gaza,” Terens said as he and his bride then clinked glasses and drank. (37 words)
Meanwhile, diners spun lazy Susans and clinked plates as various performances went on in the background, including traditional Mongolian dance and a fashion show during which women ambled down a polished wooden floor to EDM music. (36 words)
Example sentences (9)
After shopping, the ladies enjoyed champagne together as they clinked their glasses in an Instagram Boomerang.
And to peace in the world and the preservation of democracy all over the world and the end of the war in Ukraine and Gaza,” Terens said as he and his bride then clinked glasses and drank.
Meanwhile, diners spun lazy Susans and clinked plates as various performances went on in the background, including traditional Mongolian dance and a fashion show during which women ambled down a polished wooden floor to EDM music.
As Menotti clinked glasses with Passarella and Ardiles, Kempes and Luque, a slight figure sat in a dim corner, too small to be noticed and too young to drink.
The blond bombshell clinked her glass to the camera, celebrating her fans in text over the image.
Last night the Special Relationship between Britain and the United States was reaffirmed with moving toasts in the Buckingham Palace ballroom as Donald Trump clinked glasses with the Queen and patted her shoulder having called her a 'great, great woman'.
When the drinks were served, we clinked glasses in honor of his big achievement: He had just quit his low-paying job and was about to begin classes at Seattle University's law school.
Riders gave each other high fives and clinked beer bottles as someone blew a shofar in celebration in the JCC’s courtyard.
They, therefore, clinked glasses and exchanged banters gleefully.
Common combinations with clinked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: