for an instant

Example Sentences

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You hesitate for an instant, torn between the invitingly warm lower level and the formidable set of stairs leading upward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Some of my favorite gags just sparked to life for an instant, like an all-knowing supercomputer who is a bit put out that Elio accesses its wisdom simply to learn how to fight.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

"Our lives touched each other for an instant and then separated. Mine has improved since that day, while yours has deteriorated. You made a bad gamble and lost."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

It was when people were less curious that they tended to opt for an instant answer.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

The impact jars me hard; for an instant, all I can see is a blur of water outside my glass view.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu