for an instant
Example Sentences
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You hesitate for an instant, torn between the invitingly warm lower level and the formidable set of stairs leading upward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
His front office wasn’t urgently scouring the trade market looking for an instant replacement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025
It was when people were less curious that they tended to opt for an instant answer.
From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023
And intentionally promoting, creating or sharing the material is grounds for an instant ban.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2023
When he saw the rent in the lead, the blood rushed to his face for an instant, but as quickly fell away again, so that he remained of a ghastly whiteness; he was still silent.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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