Sentence examples for fast as lightning from inspiring English sources

"fast as lightning" is grammatically correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiom used to describe something that moves very quickly. For example: He ran so fast as lightning that I almost couldn't keep up with him.

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But then, fast as lightning, he ran off.

While some auroras move as fast as lightning, that is not the norm, Mr. Salomonsen said.

Romero allowed a leadoff double to Derek Jeter, a run-scoring single to Nick Swisher and a two-run homer to Mark Teixeira and, fast as lightning, the Yankees were ignited.

They move as fast as lightning all the time.

Cars: Fast as Lightning was one of the top-performing IP games of 2014 and it was constantly updating for events like the holidays.

The fancy pants Dell monitor is fast as lightning with 2ms response time, a 1680×1050 HD resolution at 60Hz, a contrast ratio of 2000 1 and a DVI connection with support for HDCP.

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I also applied my fast-as-lightning-but-still-creamy method of scrambling eggs, taught to me about 10 years ago by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and still one of the most valuable cooking techniques I know (described in the recipe).

Going so fast, at lightning speed, so fast, we sometimes, "lose ourselves".

Its version of Sonic the Hedgehog, for example, plays as lightning-fast as the older but still fast-paced Sega Genesis version that inspired it.

Practice "fast" as fast.

He described his son's radicalisation as "lightning fast".

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