bolt

Example Sentences

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So you can understand, if not necessarily agree with, their reluctance to drop out and call it a day, in the hope that, just maybe, that proverbial bolt of lightning will strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It's hard to envisage a lightning bolt at this stage.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

While private credit firms like Blue Owl Capital saw investors bolt from their funds last year, industry leader Ares Management Corp. cruised above the turbulence—until now.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

It involved transferring a heavy iron bolt, concealed inside an oversize Bible, from Casanova to his upstairs neighbor, who could then chip a hole in the wooden floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

And I haven’t even mentioned yet that I had earned a second bolt with my quick thinking at the inn.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri