in a flash

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Then, in a flash, Spencer's career came to a halt.

From BBC

Perhaps the series will eventually return to 'normal' Test cricket as the series develops, but the smart money is on the Ashes zipping by in a flash.

From BBC

"Democracy doesn't die in a flash - its not always a coup d'état, it can die by a thousand cuts."

From BBC

Romaniuk, was only 21, yet in a flash a life that was just beginning had changed forever.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s an arrogance to our sense of importance and an illusion of control over our own destiny, he said, but we’re here and gone in a flash, preceded and survived by these gods of longevity.

From Los Angeles Times