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

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

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)

Robin took it without more ado and putting it to his lips, tilted his head back, while that which was within said "glug!" "lug! glug!" for more than three winks, I wot.

From The Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard