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
The old Squire had withdrawn, laughingly explaining that he could not do without his forty winks on a hot Sunday afternoon.
From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram
The Marchioness felt she was justified in taking forty winks, and did so.
From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by Wells, David Dwight
“I want to catch forty winks now,” he said.
From Swamp Island by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
