instant
Example Sentences
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The app makes money in a variety of ways, including on instant transfers to bank accounts and short-term loans.
They sputtered for an instant, and some of them even went out, but the old wood of the ship was too flammable, and it quickly regained momentum.
From Literature
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And finally, younger generations—Gen Z specifically—have learned to communicate in a digital world, sending texts and instant messages instead of interacting in person.
And in the same instant, Andie’s dreams of a romance with her star-crossed lover begin to cloud her better judgment.
From Salon
He was given it not for an instant but for a lifetime of constructiveness.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.