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

He couldn't get away from those three winks he had seen.

From The City of Fire by Hill, Grace Livingston

He hoped that she might get three winks of sleep.

From The Everlasting Whisper by Gregory, Jackson

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 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

"You kin have three winks to get out o' my place," said Meadville, squaring his broad shoulders.

From Three Soldiers by Dos Passos, John