flash in the pan

Example Sentences

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The difference north of the border is that Hearts insists it isn’t a flash in the pan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"You want this moment to not just be a flash in the pan, you want this to be the start of a legacy." she says.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

You can watch it and go, "Oh, you're just going home and you're just breaking up with these people. It's just a flash in the pan of your life," but it's a big moment.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2024

Whether that will make Leverkusen perennial contenders or a one-season flash in the pan remains to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

This improvement can't last—it's only a flash in the pan.

From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Stockley, Cynthia