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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a wink of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a small amount of something, often in a figurative sense, such as time or attention.
Example: "He gave her a wink of encouragement before she stepped on stage."
Alternatives: "a hint of" or "a touch of".
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I didn't get a wink of sleep".
"I couldn't get a wink of sleep.
A wink of light flashes wherever a sound happens.
"Didn't get a wink of sleep for the first 10 probably, the night before.
In a wink of time, a gazillion zeroes have been abolished.
Even in its most serious songs, "White Pepper" always contains a wink of irony.
By 7am I had not had a wink of sleep – disrupted or otherwise.
I shouldn't lose a wink of sleep over some immature guy.
He denies that he's being generous, and that he wouldn't get a wink of sleep in the lower one.
At one point he went on a three-day paco bender without a wink of sleep, he said.
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In addition, the team reports tomorrow in Nature, the engulfment lasted for only a few thousand years--a wink of an eye in cosmic timeframes.
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