How to Use kink in a Sentence

kink

1 of 2 noun
  • Work out some kinks, focus down.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Read on and trim coils, kinks, waves, and curls the right way, while at home.
    — Akili King, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • That said, a single kink in the chain can throw the whole thing off.
    — Fatima Ali, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Hart said the game helped work out some of the kinks in the new lineup.
    — Matt Stahl | [email protected], al, 15 Aug. 2023
  • There will be more of us to come, more kink hikers out for our own blood.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2022
  • There will be plenty of time to iron out the kinks that come from those changes.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The hose needs to lay out in a smooth line without kinks; not all hoses will work.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The morning did not go off without a few kinks, though.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Short bursts of sound waves nudged the kink a few disks at a time toward the sound source.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
  • This character wants to just get their rocks off and get their kink on.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Testers found that the hose did kink a bit, but the kinks straightened out quickly.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
  • Researchers asked where knives were kept, how to light matches, what kinks are.
    — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • There was a quavering kink at play that even a kid could detect.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • But this may only be temporary while the kinks get worked out.
    — Katherine Cross, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
  • As with all startups and all AI, there are kinks to work out.
    — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The Browns hope so and will use the preseason to work out the kinks.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Nobody wants to deal with a hose that’s heavy to drag around your yard or kinks at every turn.
    — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The massage pillow will work on your muscles and knead out those kinks.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Get everything set up one day ahead for a practice run to work out any kinks.
    — William Neff, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
  • There was always a kink here, another one there.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the project is still in its early stages, with many kinks, known and unknown, to iron out.
    — New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • However, there are still many kinks to iron out for the scaling-up process.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Sep. 2022
  • And then there’s the subtle kink in the age difference.
    — Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Buolamwini tried not to think much of it, assumed the kinks would be worked out.
    — Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2023
  • With it being entirely livestreamed this year, were there any kinks with that?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 June 2023
  • These kinks can move around and, in the right conditions, behave just like atoms.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Not all of those systems rolled out without a kink on Sunday.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Not all of those systems rolled out without a kink on Sunday.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Imagine a kink in a hose that prevents water passing through it.
    — William Cornwell, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
  • So Hill will conceivably have more time to work out the kinks in the first two weeks of the year.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023

kink

2 of 2 verb
  • The hose was sturdy, with a great grip, and did not kink at all.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
  • This hose isn't going to break, fray, kink or get tangled up.
    — Christine Persaud, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Testers found that the hose did kink a bit, but the kinks straightened out quickly.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
  • In a lot of places, the stems actually snapped or kinked over.
    — Jen Skerritt, Bloomberg.com, 1 May 2017
  • The secret that keeps these garden hoses from kinking sits at each end.
    — Clint Davis, People.com, 25 May 2025
  • Kinks Virtually all hoses will kink, even the kink-proof kind.
    — Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The hose also felt extremely durable, and didn’t kink a lot, whether empty or full.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
  • Over time, those kinks create a weakness in the hose, which becomes even more prone to kinking.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • Like many contemporary movies, this one kinks up its timeline.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Resolve this issue by first checking which water supply line is kinked.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
  • This is even more likely to result in a clog if the drain hose is kinked, which is a common occurrence.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025
  • This is visible in the top row of photos below, where the ring (the dark band) can be seen to kink inward.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 15 May 2020
  • Invest in a cordless leaf blower before the leaves fall, or pick up a stainless-steel hose that won’t kink.
    — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
  • Pinch the horizontal wire with a pair of linesman pliers, then rotate your hand to kink the wire tight.
    — Ryan D'agostino, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2021
  • But Pillion’s relationship isn’t meant to be a model for how to do kink well.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
  • From minimal to full-on bondage, leather harnesses are an easy way to kink up any outfit, even workwear.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Try this weeding tool that gets in between paver crevices or the Flexzilla garden hose that promises not to kink.
    — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022
  • But, unfortunately, sitting all day kinks your body like a garden hose.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
  • Many a caver has died from flash floods, or worse, wedged into an unseen drop or kink, their bodies never to be recovered.
    — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 16 Mar. 2023
  • That’s a bit like pinching and kinking our analogous garden hose, which can obstruct or stop the flow of water.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • From its lightweight design to durability, this hose gets the job done without kinking up.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Both hydrogen atoms occupy the same side of the double bond, forcing the molecule to kink at the bond.
    — Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2014
  • Ideally, the pipe should be large enough to slide over the hose but small enough to prevent the kinked area from folding over or kinking when the hose is in use.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The inspectors also faulted the home for allowing an oxygen tube to kink while the resident used it.
    — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2020
  • Wires may sag and cause operating issues, and tracks can expand and potentially kink.
    — oregonlive, 30 July 2021
  • According to the automaker, a frozen door latch or a bent or kinked actuation cable may result in a door that will not open or will not close.
    — William Thornton, AL.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Traditional hoses will kink and coil, and can be really disruptive to an activity that should feel stress free.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
  • Also give some thought to replacing copper tubing which often kinks and detaches too easily.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 20 Oct. 2016
  • Like kink itself, community spaces are co-created by all those involved, meaning they can be shaped and reshaped to fit the needs of all parties.
    — Sara Youngblood Gregory, Them, 30 July 2024
  • Badly fitting standard stents can kink and bend, leading to complications such as the growth of new tissue and tissue death, the Clinic said.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2020

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