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

On a journey from the country's largest city Yangon to the capital Naypyidaw AFP journalists sat in air-conditioned carriages full of travellers napping and sharing tea, fried rice and instant noodles.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In an instant, he stands and sweeps down the face before cutting up again.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila