instant

Example Sentences

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Whichever coach won would be the instant favorite going into Sunday’s final.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The proposed budget met instant pushback from lawmakers.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The result: Pedretti in Alloway’s instant cult classic is a laugh-out-loud-funny unending well of charm, packing humor into even her most routine dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

I was begging for her to call me and I knew, had it truly been her, that she would answer me in an instant.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The robot’s booming voice startled the wolves, and in that instant she pried one of them away.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown