flash in the pan

Example Sentences

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"But you also need to have the right team around you to make sure it's not a flash in the pan and you can grow it in a sustainable way."

From BBC • Sep. 26, 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

Of course, all this wouldn't be happening if the World Championship had been a flash in the pan.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

It was answered by the four old rusty muskets, the last one hanging fire so long that there was a perceptible time between the flash in the pan, and the report.

From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by Barnes, James