Example sentences for: winky

How can you use “winky” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Falwell's National Liberty Journal notes that one of the ostensibly male characters, Tinky Winky, carries a purse, "is purple--the gay-pride color," and "his antenna is shaped like a triangle--the gay-pride symbol."

  • If Tinky Winky (see "") has no explicit gender, how do you know that the handbag, tutu, and so on aren't veiled signals that Tinky is female?

  • Gays in Britain love Tinky Winky, and some protested outside the BBC when the actor who played him was fired.

  • When asked about the charge, Falwell said he had never seen Teletubbies and didn't know whether Tinky Winky was homosexual or not.

  • My son has just graduated from the Tellytubbies to Arthur, and I fear the day isn't far off when Tinky-Winky and Laa-Laa and D.W. and Francine will have to shove over on his shelves to make way for Aldus Dumbeldore, Hermione Granger, and the other must-have action figures, not to mention the toy broomsticks, wands, owls, and endless other wee wizard paraphernalia sure to flood the market soon.


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