How to Use in a moment in a Sentence
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There was a time when Cere would have reached out to the dark side of the Force in a moment like this.
— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Day by day and state by state, things can change in a moment.
— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023 -
Moren and Gearlds, the coaches at IU and Purdue, will try to do that in a moment.
— The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2023 -
In the end, Kimmel even had to vamp for a few minutes — more on that in a moment.
— Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024 -
More on that — and the concerns some critics have about pageants — in a moment.
— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2023 -
Blum’s fears were well-founded (more on that in a moment).
— Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023 -
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in 1,000 years?
— Lauren Wellbank, Woman's Day, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Shanahan dialed up the trick play in a moment in which the team needed to break through.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Kansas City Chiefs fans have seen Travis Kelce do this many times, chug a beer in a moment of joy.
— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Wall Street’s in a moment of change, Stengel told Fortune.
— Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024 -
The teen seemed to get lost in a moment while gazing at her new friend — a female bass player — on stage.
— Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Seeing someone across the room wrapped up in a moment – of joy, or doubt, or goofiness, or fear.
— Alden Ehrenreich, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2023 -
All their labels are a bit too busy to be classed as fully quiet—more on that in a moment.
— Mark Littler, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 -
Though rich in oils (more on that in a moment), the texture is best described as milky, if not a little bit mousse-like.
— Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 18 Jan. 2024 -
Just a solid sense of a father’s duty to stand by his son in a moment of acute crisis.
— Washington Post, 16 June 2024 -
When Asha turns to the sky in a moment of need and makes a wish, her plea is answered by a little ball of energy called Star.
— Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023 -
When Asha turns to the sky in a moment of need and makes a wish, her plea is answered by a little ball of energy called Star.
— Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023 -
Then the audience looked up at the night sky as one in a moment of reflection on the memories of their youth.
— Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024 -
As played by Mikey Madison (more on her in a moment), Ani doesn’t invite pity or envy.
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024 -
But in a moment meant to mark the ending of a life, there was a sense that the incident had left many unresolved questions.
— María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 2 May 2023 -
There’s always a social code that can save you in a moment of desperate agony.
— Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023 -
The Clash was set to close out the first night, however, last-minute issues nearly derailed that plan (more on that in a moment).
— Sean Burch, SPIN, 29 May 2023 -
But there’s a lot of new conversations taking place right now that in a moment.
— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Our father, surely in a moment of spite, left everything to one sibling and nothing to the rest of us.
— Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 -
This method worked in my case—but more on whether it’s recommended by experts in a moment.
— Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Feb. 2024 -
The toughest part was to encounter a dark side of humanity in a moment of darkness.
— Leila Cobo, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024 -
At Oceanside High, nearly 1,800 students joined in a moment of silence on the outdoor quad.
— Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023 -
The Bengals ask you to join us in a moment of support and love for Damar and cheer and applaud him, his family and our first responders.
— Matt Meyer, CNN, 8 Jan. 2023 -
The music superstars embraced and caught up for the more than a minute in a moment that has gone viral and sent fans of both artists into a frenzy.
— Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2023 -
An Illinois man saved his neighbor's choking child in a moment that was captured in doorbell camera footage.
— Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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