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
Then he immediately dives into a plot that is both corny and confusing, like a flash mob.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022
Then, like a flash, Jinny found herself caught in a fog—pulled into a picture she’d forgotten, lost and tumbled in all the gone years.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
