at that instant
Example Sentences
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The cameras weren’t on her at that instant, but the audience could be heard gasping as the image cut to co-hosts Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin tending to her.
From Washington Times • Mar. 3, 2022
They’re also Lyft drivers at that instant in time as well.
From The Verge • Aug. 17, 2021
Maren, at that instant, is betrothed to Dag; her brother Erik is married to Diinna, an indigenous Sámi woman, who is pregnant.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2020
The instantaneous velocity of a particle, X, is the rate of change with respect to time of the displacement of X at that instant.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2016
I never will forget the reflection I had at that instant, that here was one of the world’s most important men, and yet with his dignity one saw clearly his sincere humility.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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