blink hard
Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words
to blink with effort, often to clear vision or show disbelief
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Examples (10)
- He blinked hard and forced a smile.
- She blinked hard as she stepped out into the bright sunlight.
- I had to blink hard a few times to make sure I was seeing the results correctly.
- Waking up, he blinked hard to clear the sleep from his eyes.
- The detective blinked hard, trying to focus on the tiny clue on the floor.
- When he heard the news, he just stood there and blinked hard in disbelief.
- After staring at the screen for hours, I find myself blinking hard to relieve the strain.
- If your vision gets blurry, try to blink hard a couple of times.
- She blinked hard, fighting back the tears that were welling up in her eyes.
- He blinked hard at the strange figure in the fog, wondering if his eyes were deceiving him.