in a flash
Example Sentences
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Last month — to their surprise and seemingly in a flash — Edwards and his wife’s net worth hit $1 million, with home equity accounting for just one-fourth of it.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Warm relations can turn chilly in a flash.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
“One Battle After Another” moves with breakneck speed, its 162 minutes going by in a flash.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
She finally got the job done after 39 minutes on her seventh chance, slamming a ball she was holding in her hand down on the court in a flash of anger.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
A magpie flew up as she walked in, a flash of black and white and iridescent green, and settled in the branches of a yew tree, watching her.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
