split second
Example Sentences
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In a split second, he says, something crossed his path – something he still cannot explain.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
For very small particles, the entire event lasts only a split second before the material completely burns up.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
"It all happened so fast, in a split second," Sausan recounted.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
For a split second it felt like I had neither.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
In the split second before he reaches me, I see my future: in the back of a police car.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
