in an instant

Example Sentences

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"If we don't preserve nest sites, and someone paves over them, we could lose in an instant 5.5 million bees that are important pollinators."

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

"A lot of things happened in an instant," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

O’Brien also noted the hole left by Reiner’s death when it came to celebrity political activism, saying “to have that voice go quiet in an instant is still hard for me to comprehend.”

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Then, at a party, his life changed in an instant.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Patch was asleep in an instant, fallen across the straw in the corner.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff