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
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
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
If I'm going to do your friend any good I've got to get three winks.
From The Bells of San Juan by Jackson Gregory
"Violetta looked at me all the time, and Augustus gave three winks, so I think he liked it."
From Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte Mary Yonge
