like lightning
Example Sentences
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Of the more than 3,640 wildfires in Canada this year, nearly half were human-caused and about half had natural causes like lightning, according to Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Kaczmarek beamed as she talked about getting back together with her former co-stars: “I always thought that show was like lightning in a bottle. ‘Malcolm’ was a mega-hit and a dream come true.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
"I was having severe facial pain. It felt like lightning going through my face," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Musk pushed back, saying on X that “SpaceX is moving like lightning compared to the rest of the space industry.”
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
It was exciting and terrifying and it shot through Toby like lightning.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
