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Example Sentences

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"It was done in the blink of an eye… I don't think we had another gig for a couple of months, I didn't really know where it was going to go from there."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

If you were on the grand jury, can you blink twice if you were under duress?

From Slate • May 2, 2026

If there are any setbacks, they could lead to a wasted season in the blink of an eye.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“Coming in as a freshman I was like, ‘Oh, I have so much time,’ and now it has gone by in a blink of an eye,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

In a blink, the girls were tiptoeing quickly and quietly down the hallway.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene