at the time of (something)
idiom
: when (something) happened
It was raining at the time of the accident.
Examples of at the time of (something) in a Sentence
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Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 19 Apr. 2024
Reservations will be required for the tasting menu and 100% of the food must be paid for at the time of the reservation.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Allen Iverson was the other player who was a Sixer at the time of the Games in 2004.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Instead, those remnants took hold in each evolving online technology – chat rooms, social media and video – and today spark obsessive online interest among a generation that wasn’t even alive at the time of the attack.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Elkins told authorities Beard was with her at the time of the crime, the investigation found.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
The couples also allege they were told their embryos were viable and had not been harmed at the time of the transfer, despite allegedly knowing that this was not true.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Previously, authorities obtained a search warrant for data connected to cellphones around in the area at the time of the killings.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Fear was the by-product of the ego; love was the by-product of the soul that remained pure, in the moment, especially at the time of death.
—Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 19 Apr. 2024
Reservations will be required for the tasting menu and 100% of the food must be paid for at the time of the reservation.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Allen Iverson was the other player who was a Sixer at the time of the Games in 2004.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Instead, those remnants took hold in each evolving online technology – chat rooms, social media and video – and today spark obsessive online interest among a generation that wasn’t even alive at the time of the attack.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Elkins told authorities Beard was with her at the time of the crime, the investigation found.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
The couples also allege they were told their embryos were viable and had not been harmed at the time of the transfer, despite allegedly knowing that this was not true.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Previously, authorities obtained a search warrant for data connected to cellphones around in the area at the time of the killings.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Fear was the by-product of the ego; love was the by-product of the soul that remained pure, in the moment, especially at the time of death.
—Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
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