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Discover LudwigThe phrase "chink of" is correct and usable in written English
It is most commonly used to indicate a small or narrow opening or gap, but can also refer to a small amount or portion of something. Example: I could see a chink of light shining through the curtains in the morning. In this sentence, "chink of light" is used to describe a small amount of light coming through the curtains.
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Finally, she saw a chink of light.
And then, a chink of light.
There is, though, one chink of hope.
HENDRIK HERTZBERG: There's a chink of light on leaving Iraq.
But there is a small chink of light.
Catherine Kinsella's performance provides the play's one chink of light.
Wouldn't I want to give some chink of light?
So has there been any chink of light for desperate savers?
Do you damage someone more, or give them a chink of possibility?
As she went into the bushes, she heard a sound, the chink of hammer on stone.
Note how the government has postponed a sale of the last chink of Lloyds Bank shares.
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