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 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)
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)
If I'm going to do your friend any good I've got to get three winks.
From The Bells of San Juan by Gregory, Jackson
He couldn't get away from those three winks he had seen.
From The City of Fire by Hill, Grace Livingston
