Sentence examples for a chink of from inspiring English sources

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a leak of

a gap of

a loophole of

a fault of

a breach of

The phrase "a chink of" is not correct and is considered offensive in modern usage.
It is typically used in the context of describing a small opening or crack, but its connotation is problematic due to its historical use as a racial slur.
Example: "There was a chink of light coming through the curtains."
Alternatives: "a crack of" or "a sliver of".

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Finally, she saw a chink of light.

The New Yorker

And then, a chink of light.

The Guardian - Money

HENDRIK HERTZBERG: There's a chink of light on leaving Iraq.

The New Yorker

Do you damage someone more, or give them a chink of possibility?

Independent

Still, that would be a great improvement.There may be a chink of light for the Republicans.

The Economist

Still, there might be a chink of light at the end of the Thameslink tunnel.

The Guardian

There is not so much as a chink of hesitation in the government's position".

The Guardian - Arts

Lawyers have a way, once they have slipped the pick through a chink, of working it ever more deeply in.

The New York Times - Books

It has been a long, miserable slog to get there, but a chink of light emerged yesterday with the two penalties Jordi Gomez stroked past Kelvin Davis.

Independent

In Rimsha's case, the aim seems to have been to drive several hundred Christian families from the area for good.Yet her case offers a chink of light.

The Economist

But two hours is a long time to fake it and there were snapshot moments of exposure that let a chink of light in.

The Guardian - Opinion

More suggestions(14)

a breech of

a trench of

a hole of

a weakness of

a defect of

a cleft of

a deficiency of

a slot of

a break of

a flaw of

a rift of

a tear of

a glimmer of

a slit of

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