How to Use in/within the space of in a Sentence

in/within the space of

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• The boat fills and submerges in the space of one constant hour [and] the sailor plays the pipe . . .
  — National Geographic, 30 July 2020
• Chelsea have dropped from second to sixth in the space of six weeks.
  — Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
• Please, don’t leave them hanging in the space of the unknown.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
• Their deaths, which took place in the space of a year and a half, were a shock and a warning.
  — Jessica Ciencin Henriquez, Kristin Van Ogtrop, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021
• And that all happens in the space of, like, five seconds.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
• The Irish meet Navy and Army in the space of four weeks and within a distance of about eight miles.
  — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
• For the second time in the space of five days, Arsenal drew a blank.
  — James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
• This was the third recall announced by Trader Joe’s in the space of a week.
  — Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 29 July 2023
• Tellingly, Biden has now tried to have this issue both ways in the space of six months.
  — The Editors, National Review, 19 June 2024
• The World Cup, also at SoFi, will feature eight matches in the space of a month.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
• One of these was Dani Ceballos, who at one point scored three goals in the space of a minute.
  — Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
• Tesla has now added $100 billion in market cap in the space of the past two days.
  — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
• That figure has fallen to 13% in the space of five years, Gopinath pointed out in her speech for the IMF.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 12 Dec. 2023
• There are still limits to what Strange New Worlds can do within the space of so few episodes.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
• For all of these artists to be releasing music in the space of a year, and for most of it to be so good, that’s rare.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 July 2024
• And in the space of those four walls was my wife and my brother, my kids and my friends, all on rotation.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
• But in the space of two games, Forest have now conceded six goals.
  — Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• And in the space of about five seconds and in a distance of about five yards her whole self began to slide sideways.
  — Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• By contrast, Spencer crossing the ocean in the space of an hour feels downright hurried.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
• The music veers from R&B to pop to prog-rock in the space of four minutes as the song’s tone becomes more serious.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2023
• Within the space of a few hours, customers come in from Brazil, Belgium, Canada and France.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
• An eclectic bunch of petite blooms evokes the feeling of an English garden—all in the space of a few feet.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
• These brainchildren live in the space of abstract ideas, not in real space.
  — Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2021
• John Textor acquired four soccer clubs in four countries in the space of two years.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
• The poems include bloody dramas, familial and cosmic, set in the space of the kitchen.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
• For me, the most powerful position to be in is in the space of mutual need.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
• However, it should be noted this week will be Cal’s second lengthy trip in the space of 14 days.
  — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
• The entire groundwork for Morris’ course shifts even just in the space of one semester.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
• His team at least got the better of its rival from Yorkshire when meeting for a second time in the space of four days.
  — James Robson, ajc, 12 Feb. 2023
• In Florence today, the Museo degli Innocenti stands in the space of the city’s former foundling home.
  — Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023