like a flash
Example Sentences
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“And it can’t be a one and done. It can’t be just like a flash in the pan. Seattle deserves it. And I’d love to see them do it.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023
“Derrick White, like a flash of lightning, just came out of nowhere and saved the day, man,” Boston’s Jaylen Brown said.
From Washington Times • May 28, 2023
“It’s like a flash of lightning in that so many elements come together in this tragedy of Emmett Till that it speaks to the time — whenever that time is.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
But this wasn’t the joyous welcome of an attentive audience; it felt like a flash mob that had gotten out of hand.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022
He felt the pain in his side like a flash of color.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
