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
Three winks, and stop, three winks, stop, and one long flash.
From The City of Fire by Hill, Grace Livingston
He had dismissed all his perplexities, and was about to abandon himself to three winks of sleep, when something on the horizon attracted his attention.
From Triple Spies by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)
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 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)
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
