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

Recent Examples on the Web Like Kid Cudi as a type-A star who crashes Lady Raven’s concert and, in a bleach-blonde wig that’s giving more Jynx the Pokemon than pop diva vibes, coquettishly winks at hot dad Cooper backstage. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024 The appearence is another wink at pre-MCU movie history. —

Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 July 2024 The actual event would happen in Berlin, but these 15,000 or so ventured out aware that a chance at sports historic bedlam winked at them from up ahead on the horizon. —

Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post, 15 July 2024 Walk inside, and the powdery palette of sage and mint greens and barely-there pinks look like they were pulled straight from a case of macarons, while the wallpaper patterned with pigeons flying off with baguettes playfully winks at both NYC and Paris. —

Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wink at

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