How to Use at this very moment in a Sentence

at this very moment

phrase
  • That is to say, more chickens are bred and butchered each year than there are alive at this very moment in time.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Anyone else want to torture me with an outburst at this very moment?
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 24 June 2025
  • Which, of course, is not stopping anyone else from putting their two cents in right at this very moment.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020
  • The problem is that, at this very moment, Apophis is rushing this way.
    ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
  • And at this very moment, Facebook and Twitter are fighting in court to make sure this doesn’t change.
    Gilad Edelman, Wired, 19 June 2020
  • Perhaps that is fueling them at this very moment for another charge next season.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2022
  • But what about right now, at this very moment, why is the stock market not falling apart, given all the uncertainty?
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 May 2025
  • Also, at this very moment, Cressida Cowper stands at the front of the room.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • That radiation has sailed through the cosmos for billions of years and is washing over our planet at this very moment.
    Popular Mechanics, 19 July 2023
  • That’s what is happening at this very moment, so that’s what flashed before me during The Traitors.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
  • Then there’s us at this very moment, living through a pandemic with a heavy dash of political unrest.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2021
  • With their Walk of Fame star being polished at this very moment, the band can’t help but ponder their legacy.
    Mike Wass, Variety, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Best Buy is offering fantastic savings on top tech products at this very moment!
    Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 20 June 2024
  • That’s because Duffy just swapped them out and is, in fact, hiding underneath this Audi at this very moment.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
  • That woman is currently pacing in her bedroom, writing to Henry at this very moment.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Basically, Swift wouldn't look out of place at any backyard barbecue being thrown at this very moment.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 June 2023
  • Some of the mutations and variants spreading at this very moment confer vaccine-resistance.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
  • We are all deputized, at this very moment, to act as junior Demon Slayers in the battle that is about to commence.
    Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a celestial path that could, one day, intersect with ours.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Lucero’s foolishness ought not be lost as Minnesota hosts some of the worst air quality in the world at this very moment due to wildfires made worse by climate change.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 27 June 2023
  • Right now, at this very moment, the total amount of entropy contained within the observable Universe is greater than it’s ever been before.
    Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Someone who seems frighteningly erudite might, at this very moment, be kicking themselves for being unable to read the French canon in its original language.
    Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Rolling Stone spoke with Martin about their debut comedy special, comedy’s focus on the trans community, and what sweet joys make life worth it at this very moment.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023
  • But a similar situation may be occurring at this very moment, and right under the noses of the current Board of Supervisors.
    John Moorlach, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Besides the facts that the novel coronavirus and the monkeypox virus are both highly contagious and both impacting public health at this very moment, there are very few parallels between the two.
    Dan McGowan, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Even at this very moment, the onslaught of anti-trans legislation sweeping through the nation is rooted in retaliation over recent victories.
    Ashlee Marie Preston, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2021
  • Consider that, at this very moment, a cacophony of biological conversations is blasting through dime-size patches of skin just inside and outside the openings to your ear canals.
    IEEE Spectrum, 1 May 2019
  • The duo still took their time to crack the story, using a Black Friday riot at a big box store as their inciting incident, and Roth, at this very moment, now has the best reviews of his career.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Based on your reporting and knowledge of the NBA, what is Randle’s trade value at this very moment before a potential contract extension?
    Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • That’s precisely the recalibration A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has achieved for Game of Thrones at this very moment.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026

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