instant

Example Sentences

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The proposed budget met instant pushback from lawmakers.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The glass replicas of flowers are so delicate and precise that the narrator sees them “as organic one instant and as artificial the next.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

His unique selling point, in an appointment that smacked of panic from Tottenham's hierarchy, was that he had a chequered coaching career but a record of having the sort of instant impact the club required.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The Varsity Spirit post included a tribute video that featured an audio clip of Webb discussing the instant he realized just how much of an impact his efforts had on the sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In the next instant, I had flown straight down from heaven and, with one fist in front of me, rammed into the cupola of the school.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan