Sentence examples for a lifetime when a from inspiring English sources

Rare are the moments in a lifetime when a nation's brow is raised.

Last week, two anglers fishing near Manasquan got the surprise of a lifetime when a 303-pound, 8-foot mako shark backflipped into their boat.

It was the surprise of a lifetime when a group of eager Directioners saw "wax figures" of their favorite boys come to life in front of their eyes.

He taught me how to sell, and you can feed yourself for a lifetime when you know how to sell.

I knew a word that one might only have one or two opportunities to use in a lifetime, when boring someone on the motorway about calendars.

On Monday night, Phelps received the thrill of a lifetime when he was introduced to his idol, Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to six N.B.A. titles.

Of course, it is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight that Verizon missed the opportunity of a lifetime when it let AirTouch slip from its grasp.

And then: Those moments don't come very often in a lifetime: when someone says something so insightful, so perspective altering, that nothing quite looks the same again.

It seems that an attractive woman with what appears to be a tattoo of Edward Snowden has given a screenwriter turned freelance-investigative-journalist the opportunity of a lifetime when she joins his co-working space.

Aged 11, I won a place at the local grammar school and, six years later, made the leap of a lifetime when my headmaster suggested I sat the Oxford history entrance exams.

Although he got the opportunity of a lifetime when he was cast in "Friends," it would be two years before he won the lead role in a film, the romantic comedy "Fools Rush In," with Salma Hayek.