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
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Chelsea have dropped from second to sixth in the space of six weeks.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Please, don’t leave them hanging in the space of the unknown.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
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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
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And that all happens in the space of, like, five seconds.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
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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
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This was the third recall announced by Trader Joe’s in the space of a week.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 29 July 2023
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Tellingly, Biden has now tried to have this issue both ways in the space of six months.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 June 2024
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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
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Tesla has now added $100 billion in market cap in the space of the past two days.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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But in the space of two games, Forest have now conceded six goals.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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Within the space of a few hours, customers come in from Brazil, Belgium, Canada and France.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
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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
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These brainchildren live in the space of abstract ideas, not in real space.
—Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2021
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John Textor acquired four soccer clubs in four countries in the space of two years.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
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The poems include bloody dramas, familial and cosmic, set in the space of the kitchen.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
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For me, the most powerful position to be in is in the space of mutual need.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
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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
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The entire groundwork for Morris’ course shifts even just in the space of one semester.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
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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
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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
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The characters live on the page rather than in the space of the action; the actors shrink to the confines of the frame rather than expanding to inhabit the world.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 June 2024
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Instead, the league should start Round One a week later and play all three games (if necessary) in the space of two weekends.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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Within the space of the Factory, artist and outlaw have come to mirror each other.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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