forty winks

Example Sentences

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We probably all know about counting sheep, or letting sleeping dogs lie, but the facts about forty winks in the animal kingdom are still subject to debate.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2014

Then I managed to get forty winks or so of sleep around sunrise.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

There was no disregarding that imperative summons, no turning over for another "forty winks."

From Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches by Randall, Homer

I shall take forty winks on the sofa here as I have done many times in my tent on campaign.

From The Old Blood by Palmer, Frederick

Edith yawned again, and prepared to retire to the den for forty winks.

From The Window at the White Cat by Rinehart, Mary Roberts