Are you thinking of going inside, and getting your forty winks right now, fellows?
And how brilliant is the horizon of the firefly when he winks his "other eye!
Here, with winks and blinks and clinched teeth, the old Colonel pulled his coat tail; he was spoiling the town boom.
He is all asides and whispers and winks and nods to other young popinjays of the same feather.
This Diomede's a false-hearted rogue, an unjust knave; I will no more trust him when he winks with one eye, than I will a serpent when he hisses.
From the trenches the flash itself can seldom be seen, but the sky winks and winks from moment to moment with the spread and contraction of a trembling radiance like summer lightning.
Above, in the firelight, winks the coronet of tarnished gold.
His secret winks and nods of remonstrance, in reply, made the mischievous Bella laugh until she choked, and then Lavinia was obliged to slap her on the back, and then she laughed the more.
Nothing's good enough for him; all the women is dying for him he thinks, and is overpaid if he winks at 'em; and all the men was made to be ordered about by him.
He is as deep as usual; shakes his head andwinks through his spectacles at everybody he meets.
It was a great delight to the farmer-boy to see all this procession of horses, and to exchange sly winks with the other boys, who leaned over the wagon-seats for that purpose.
And the old hag chuckles spitefully, and winks at Brigitta, enjoying her surprise.
They're gonta give a flash light signal to their pal, three winks, count three slow, and three winks more, and then beat it.
He couldn't get away from those three winkshe had seen.
The forty winks I managed to snatch as a result of following up the sleeping part of that recommendation stood me in good stead in the times ahead.
With my tendency to forty winks at odd moments, I think it is scarcely safe to have every room covered with oak parquetry and rugs that slip about.
Now, shall I have my forty winks before tea, or shall I poke round by myself until I find this blessed aggrieved Nora?
I wish you'd let me know if Miss Drummond is having forty winks in her room," she said suddenly.
But he's weak and dizzy and he's lost a lot of blood; every time hewinks for the next month his head will ache, however.
And little Fo'-Pound he winks to 'isself and rolls 'ome at the top of his form just anyhow.
Mr. Watling picks it up and hands it to the gentleman, who winks again.
Harvey winks slyly at me the while, and never so much as offers a word of correction.
Not that Mr. Billings wasn't polite, but he indulged no longer in slow winksat the expense of the honourable Railroad Commission.
And when he began in the usual way, the dear old goodies in glasses thought he had been wound up like the musical box and had just turned on the crank, so they cuddled in comfortably for forty winks before the anthem.
They know me at Winksand Pinks," she replied inconsequently.
Mr. Potts and myself are old friends," he winks at Genaro confidentially.
He winks at Joe and orders a tumbler of private stock.
The Kid winks at me, noddin' to Adams who's lookin' at De Vronde with a very peculiar gaze.
Scanlan winks at Miss Vincent, and she looks at him inquiringly, but he just shakes his head.
Genaro frowns for a minute and then he grins and winksat me.
Alex's eyes begin to dance around, and he winks at me like there's somethin' in the air.
A jealous Husband has a particular Aversion to Winks and Whispers, and if he does not see to the Bottom of every thing, will be sure to go beyond it in his Fears and Suspicions.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "winks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
