How to Use blinker in a Sentence

blinker

noun
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  • No blinker, but the back of his truck was over the front part of our car.
    — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2017
  • The car was still running and the right blinker was flashing.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 30 May 2017
  • In the Preakness, Bourbon War raced with blinkers for the first time.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 7 June 2019
  • The driver shut off his blinker, turned our way and picked us up.
    — Jon Gluck, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Along with right blinker flashing, the brake lights were still on.
    — Bloomberg.com, 30 May 2017
  • Bill Mott adds blinkers for the son of Tapit in an effort to help him focus more.
    — Bob Clancy, courant.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Have a good laugh over this eight-ounce bottle of blinker fluid.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The car was running, the brake lights were on, and the right blinker was flashing, according to police records.
    — Olivia Hitchcock, ajc, 30 May 2017
  • After hitting the bird, the driver of the van pulled over and turned on their emergency blinkers.
    — Janice Gary, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2018
  • To be fair, his work vehicle doesn't have any blinkers.
    — Nick Schwartz, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2017
  • In theory, people could turn on a blinker and steer to the side of the highway if the car slipped into neutral at 70 mph.
    — Freep.com, 11 July 2019
  • His car was on the side of a six-lane Florida road, the engine running and his right blinker flashing.
    — Bloomberg.com, 30 May 2017
  • Trainer Todd Pletcher adds blinkers, so look for this colt to be prominent from the start.
    — courant.com, 7 June 2019
  • The Audi mirrors reflect a little chunk of rear hip and two lanes on either side, all steady and ready for your blinker.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Trainer Stanley Gold, who has won a record 18 Sire Stakes events, feels the addition of blinkers could help his horse turn the tables.
    — Tom Jicha, Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Dezeen Wear Space is, for lack of a better description, like equine blinkers for humans.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Police found Tiger Woods asleep at the wheel on the side of a six-lane Florida road in the dark of morning, the engine running and his right blinker flashing.
    — Doug Ferguson, courant.com, 30 May 2017
  • Eric drove a short way, before switching on his blinker and turning right on Lamar Street.
    — Emilie Eaton, ExpressNews.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Tacitus, wearing blinkers for the first time, had the lead in the back stretch before Mucho Gusto moved alongside at the half-mile pole and edged in front.
    — John Kekis, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2019
  • It's got blinkers, brake lights, seat belts, insurance.
    — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Hollendorfer obliged, adding small blinkers prior to the triumph at Del Mar by 61/4 lengths in the Shared Belief.
    — Mike Tierney, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Turn on your blinker while Tesla's Autopilot is driving and the car obliges, moving into the next lane over.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 19 Aug. 2017
  • The flashing turn signal, or blinker, has been a standard safety feature on cars since 1939.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 June 2017
  • Trainer , who is winning 30% at the meet and four of eight recently, adds blinkers today to keep the horse more involved early.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Today, many blinkers are computer-controlled and the clicking sound comes from the speakers.
    — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Hagman said Volvo's team went into the forest and recorded about 300 sticks breaking to get the source audio file needed for the blinker.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Trainer Todd Pletcher, winning at better than 50 percent at this meet, adds blinkers for the colt's second start as a 3-year-old.
    — courant.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Surveillance video from the pizza place shows a black Audi turning slowly into the lot with its blinker on.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2021
  • At the suggestion of jockey Flavien Prat, Hollendorfer put blinkers on the 3-year-old colt to sharpen his focus.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The front of the boxes had been cut out, allowing students to see their desks and exam sheets but restricting their vision, similar to blinkers used on a horse.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 22 Oct. 2019

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