split second

Example Sentences

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For a split second, the lights, the crowd and his energy aligned perfectly.

From Los Angeles Times

In that split second, it became so clear to me what I had to do—not only to go to Washington, but I had to pick myself off the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal

I wonder for a split second if he’s been zombified.

From Literature

Jazzy Davidson glanced at the basket with less than two minutes left in USC’s Big Ten opener and in a split second’s time, considered her options.

From Los Angeles Times

In a split second, Claire picks up, gets in her car, and heads for the highway, leaving her family in the dust.

From Salon