in an instant
Example Sentences
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So is his temper, which accelerates from zero to 60 in an instant.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
"If we don't preserve nest sites, and someone paves over them, we could lose in an instant 5.5 million bees that are important pollinators."
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
"A lot of things happened in an instant," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Then, all of the ideas about what life could’ve been are dashed away in an instant.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
And in an instant the lines were gone.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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