blink of an eye

Example Sentences

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It's something many of us have experienced: You go on your phone to check something and - in the blink of an eye - you've been scrolling for an hour.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

With his foot to the floor, Rosenqvist edged his car in front and took the checkered flag by just 0.02 seconds, barely the blink of an eye.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme, O'Hanlon said three families and three communities have been "torn apart in the blink of an eye".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

V1298 Tau is remarkably young by astronomical standards, at just about 20 million years old -- a blink of an eye compared to the Sun's 4.5-billion-year history.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

In the blink of an eye they were gone.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling