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Meanings of slept a wink in English

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Usage of slept a wink in English
1
Neither one of the twins looked as if they'd slept a wink.
The devil wears plaid
2
I swear I haven't slept a wink since I heard about Ron.
Chocolate chip cookie murder
3
I could not have slept a wink, so great was my anxiety.
A Bid for Fortune; Or, Dr. Nikola's Vendetta
4
And no wonder, for he hadn't slept a wink in three nights.
Banzai! by Parabellum
5
Ill people always think they have never slept a wink all night.'
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
6
I hardly slept a wink last night with the piles excitement.
The Guardian
7
It looked like she hadn't slept a wink in three days.
Hostile intent
8
He never slept a wink till it began to get light.
The Second Honeymoon
9
Her husband and herself had not slept a wink for thinking of us.
Romance
10
I hadn't slept a wink in hours of tossing and turning.
Gentlemen prefer succubi
11
She looked as if she hadn't slept a wink all night.
The preacher
12
I've scarcely slept a wink all night for thinking of it.
A Lost Leader
13
Needless to say, he had not slept a wink all night.
The Honour of the Flag
14
It would have been too terrible- Icouldn'thave slept a wink from awe.
Anne of the Island
15
Excepting Miss Dale and Dr. Middleton, none had slept a wink.
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
16
When the alarm went off at 4 a.m., I had barely slept a wink.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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Slept a wink through the time
Slept a wink across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common