blink

Example Sentences

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Twenty years later, she says the time between the original and the sequel feels like a blink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Customers are a lot less likely to blink at a $65 duck breast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Forcing it to blink is not a costless enterprise, but buckling is not costless either.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Goldblum reassured her, promising that in the blink of an eye, we would fast forward decades into the future, where it would be "the longest-running show ever".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The receipt trembles in my hand, and I blink, but I know that no amount of blinking will make it right.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam