three winks
Example Sentences
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He then turned and said to Brocklehurst: "It's all right. He's seen my three winks."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2015
His three winks had stretched on into hours, when he was wakened by a sudden jarring that shook the craft from stem to stern.
From Lost in the Air by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
"You kin have three winks to get out o' my place," said Meadville, squaring his broad shoulders.
From Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
Before I could reach for my rifle the deer whirled and vanished like three winks, leaving the heavy evergreen tips nodding and blinking behind them in a shower of snow.
From Secret of the Woods by William Joseph Long
Now, shut up, Et, and let me get three winks myself.
From Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
