Sentence examples for a blink of lightning from inspiring English sources

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a blink of

a flash of lightning

The phrase "a blink of lightning" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a very brief moment or flash of lightning, often in a metaphorical sense to convey something happening quickly or suddenly.
Example: "In the blink of lightning, the storm transformed the calm evening into chaos."
Alternatives: "a flash of lightning" or "a moment of lightning".

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A blink of lightning, thena rumor, a grumble of white raingrowing in volume, rustling over the ground,drenching the gravel in a wash of sound.Drops tap like timpani or shinelike quavers on a line.

The New Yorker

by Sharon Levy A blink of lightning, thena rumor, a grumble of white raingrowing in volume, rustling over the ground,drenching the gravel in a wash of sound.Drops tap like timpani or shinelike quavers on a line.

The New Yorker

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"It probably happened in a blink of an eye".

The New York Times

A blink of an eye, an eternity, one year.

The New York Times

A blink of an eye, and it was done".

BBC

It's nothing, a blink of an eye.

BBC

A blink of an eye.

Huffington Post

"In just a blink of an eye.

Huffington Post

So life was a blink of an eye, but eternal.

Huffington Post

It just happens in a blink of an eye".

Huffington Post

Looking back, it seems like a blink of an eye.

Huffington Post

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