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Example Sentences

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The question is who suffers most—and who will blink first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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

And so here we are: The people who made an A.I. so good that it’s the only one the Defense Department uses for its most sensitive tasks will decide whether to blink.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

The spun-off Sandisk has only been around for the blink of an eye.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Once Rowan thought he saw a sharp nose twitching in a burrow, but in the blink of an eye, whatever it was had disappeared.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda