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Example Sentences

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It's something many of us have experienced: You go on your phone to check something and - in the blink of an eye - you've been scrolling for an hour.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Forcing it to blink is not a costless enterprise, but buckling is not costless either.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

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 even here on the island I had already seen scorpions, cobras, and green mambas, and it always felt like disaster could strike in the blink of an eye.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo