as in to weave
to move suddenly aside or to and fro jinking here and there with remarkable agility, the thieving urchin frustrated all attempts to catch him

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Recent Examples of jink The Italian jinked his way into a pocket of space outside the Liverpool 18-yard-box before curling the ball into the far corner, beyond the reach of Simon Mignolet. SI.com, 28 July 2019 Nolberto Solano and Laurent Robert jinking down the wings, Alan Shearer scoring goals for fun. SI.com, 19 July 2019 However, Italy responded impressively and drew level in the 28th minute when Emerson jinked his way down the left flank before crossing for Andrea Belotti, who finished from close range. SI.com, 5 Sep. 2019 With the match starting to slow down, the youngster jinked past a couple of would-be tacklers and unleashed a swerving effort from 25 yards. SI.com, 16 Aug. 2019 See all Example Sentences for jink 
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  • Her latest feature, The Ice Tower (La Tour de glace), is no exception, weaving a twisted retro fairytale that sits somewhere between Frozen and Mulholland Drive.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Watch the video | Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France.
    Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • As a throng of taxis shuttled people through Mayfair ahead of the BAFTAs and London Fashion Week, another stylish and starry crowd was ducking into the Curzon cinema for Miu Miu’s 29th edition of Women’s Tales.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The couples were spotted ducking into the small French restaurant Lilette in the city’s Uptown area, as seen in video obtained by Fox 8 New Orleans.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
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  • For six years, Tomasello, a street boss with the Colombo crime family, had dodged federal agents after an infamous mob war in 1991 and 1992 that left 10 people dead.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • But the mayor repeatedly dodged questions about whether his latest effort would include a major tenet from the original draft — a ban on no-knock warrants — that was the animating force behind Young’s demands for reform.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Jink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jink. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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