How to Use in a moment in a Sentence

in a moment

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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her introduction is just the first of several in a montage that lets all of the young players enter stage left(-wing) in a moment of flux and fury.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2023
  • When his brother scored a touchdown, Jason took off his shirt in a moment that surely will live in NFL infamy.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
  • But in a moment of radical honesty, Russell spoke to how Nina gave up much more of her life to support his.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
  • His teammate, Travis Kelce, was scorned for throwing a helmet in a moment of frustration.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The photo shows a younger Matt Slay, marching with friends in a moment of live action role playing at Lancaster Park.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • So, in a moment of cleverness for a little kid, Steve figured out how to tie a thread around Larry and attached the other end to a rock inside the box.
    Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • No one wants to see a colleague in a moment of frailty and vulnerability.
    Joseph J. Fins, STAT, 29 Aug. 2023

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