for an instant
Example Sentences
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“New York State created a Law, for an instant speck of time, going back many decades, in order to wrongfully ‘nab’ me,” he wrote.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
You hesitate for an instant, torn between the invitingly warm lower level and the formidable set of stairs leading upward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Lorde was a particularly interesting case; the 28-year-old appears on “Mind Loaded,” popping up for an instant during the track to softly sing, “Everything means nothing to me,” a call back to singer-songwriter Elliott Smith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
"Our lives touched each other for an instant and then separated. Mine has improved since that day, while yours has deteriorated. You made a bad gamble and lost."
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
They made him think, for an instant, of shadows in a dark room, of a shut door and shadows reaching out to him from the corner by the door.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
