at that instant

Example Sentences

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The cameras weren’t on her at that instant, but the audience could be heard gasping as the image cut to co-hosts Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin tending to her.

From Washington Times • Mar. 3, 2022

They’re also Lyft drivers at that instant in time as well.

From The Verge • Aug. 17, 2021

I wanted to beat myself up for stupidly not having her on a leash, but all I could do at that instant was chase after her.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2018

Your instantaneous speed at that instant would be 40 km/h—the same magnitude but without a direction.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

José Arcadio Segundo did not have time to speak because at that instant he recognized the hoarse voice of Colonel Gavilán echoing the words of the woman with a shout.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez