split second

Example Sentences

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These monumental changes arrived in a split second, and I’ve replayed the fall in my mind countless times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Boone sprinted onto the piano and launched into the air above May, and in a split second, it was over.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

What excites me is the maverick who gets you out of your seat and when possession-based football takes a rest for a split second and something magical happens.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

He said in a split second, after spotting the Israeli missile, he reacted and somehow survived.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025

For a split second it occurred to me that the picture might actually be of her.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott