at this very moment
idiom
: at the present time
The President and the Prime Minister are meeting at this very moment.
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In the government's myopic view, millions of Americans are at this very moment committing federal felonies by exercising their Second Amendment rights and using marijuana.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
That woman is currently pacing in her bedroom, writing to Henry at this very moment.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And, far from our backyard, South Florida supports and funds Israel — a state that is enacting untold violence on, and deliberately starving, Palestinians in Gaza at this very moment.
—Donna Nevel, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2025
The problem is that, at this very moment, Apophis is rushing this way.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
That woman is currently pacing in her bedroom, writing to Henry at this very moment.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And, far from our backyard, South Florida supports and funds Israel — a state that is enacting untold violence on, and deliberately starving, Palestinians in Gaza at this very moment.
—Donna Nevel, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2025
The problem is that, at this very moment, Apophis is rushing this way.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for at this very moment
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“At this very moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20this%20very%20moment. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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