in a flash

Example Sentences

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But that illusion is impossible if all of space-time occurs in a flash.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Last month — to their surprise and seemingly in a flash — Edwards and his wife’s net worth hit $1 million, with home equity accounting for just one-fourth of it.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Warm relations can turn chilly in a flash.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The American president is about to appear when the broadcast abruptly cuts off and the room blanks out in a flash of white.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Jake opened the first book and, like a high-powered copy machine that drank way too much coffee, flipped through the pages in a flash.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein