bolt

Example Sentences

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That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

So you can understand, if not necessarily agree with, their reluctance to drop out and call it a day, in the hope that, just maybe, that proverbial bolt of lightning will strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

While private credit firms like Blue Owl Capital saw investors bolt from their funds last year, industry leader Ares Management Corp.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"I just realised like a bolt one night that our two grandchildren, who at that time were under one and nearly five, were in the same position that Claire was in," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

So I drop my stuff on my second-choice desk and bolt to the one place that might help.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison