like a flash
Example Sentences
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That gave Vincent 18 points in what seemed like a flash in the first quarter.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
“And it can’t be a one and done. It can’t be just like a flash in the pan. Seattle deserves it. And I’d love to see them do it.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023
“Derrick White, like a flash of lightning, just came out of nowhere and saved the day, man,” Boston’s Jaylen Brown said.
From Washington Times • May 28, 2023
“It’s like a flash of lightning in that so many elements come together in this tragedy of Emmett Till that it speaks to the time — whenever that time is.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
The deep hunger in those childish ideas was like a flash of lightning illuminating the whole dark inner landscape of Bigger’s mind.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
