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Free sign upThe phrase "and gone in a" is not a complete or standard expression in written English, but it can be part of a larger phrase.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing something that has disappeared or is no longer present, often followed by a noun or adjective.
Example: "The magician made the rabbit disappear, and gone in a flash, it left the audience in awe."
Alternatives: "and vanished in a" or "and disappeared in a".
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Three of Mr. Nelson's incandescent country-music standards had come and gone in a flash.
It is a weird moment, good while it lasts and gone in a flash.
Florida Gulf Coast's eight seconds were over, here and gone in a blink.
"And you know, like most things, there and gone in a flash".
She has yet to escape from the general consensus that her career triumphs have been and gone, in a waft of pirate and punk outfits.
You guys want to keep talking about Donald Trump's personal baggage and he'll be dead and gone in a decade and America will be overwhelmed with Muslim jihadists.
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So the Antarctic ice has always come and gone in an annual rhythm.
GCSEs came and went in a blur.
Four district superintendents came and went in a single year.
Husbands come and go in a line or two.
Moons come and go in a predictable way.
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