in an instant
Example Sentences
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"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
And in an instant, the threat of tariffs lifted.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
When two protons collide at very high energies, an enormous amount happens in an instant.
From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026
Auk XX zipped up the launch pole, accelerating a hundred feet in an instant, climbing to two hundred feet, three hundred feet, hurtling vigorously toward the blue spring sky.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
