matter of the moment
Example Sentences
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Part shaman, part Jeff Spicoli, Mr. Miller would insist his skiing greatness was a matter of the moment, a state that couldn't be defined by hardware like medals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2010
But it is very much a matter of the moment, and what may now seem like a temporal fancy can become, decades hence, a tactile key into the past.
From Time Magazine Archive
The matter of the moment was ever of greater importance to him than any result that might attend it in the future.
From Mistress Wilding by Sabatini, Rafael
The chief matter of the moment thus satisfactorily concluded, the Greek lingered still at Baba's side, debating on the advisability of questioning her further.
From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton
This is a mere matter of the moment: I think I shall be among the English Poets after my death.
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney
