in an instance
Example Sentences
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He was lured east by Deborah Borda, the New York Philharmonic’s powerful president and chief executive, in an instance of classical music history repeating itself.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023
Alvarez was a case involving free speech in an instance of stolen valor, Ross said, and “The Supreme Court said you cannot criminalize statements just because they’re false.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022
"Twenty-three years of in indoctrination doesn't disappear in an instance."
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2021
It was the first time we'd ever done something like that, – it was PvP but it wasn't in an instance, so any one could come.
From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2010
Every police agency in the Western Hemisphere clamored that no test would detect its presence, in an instance of illegal entry here.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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