How to Use in a flash in a Sentence

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• Put in Draymond at the 5 — the contest was over in a flash.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
• Keep this recipe on hand for friends that need a hearty meal in a flash.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
• The uber-fast LED light will cure your polish in a flash.
  — Tatjana Freund and Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
• And then in a flash the book vanished, never to be seen again.
  — Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
• This gem transforms your wardrobe from drab to fab in a flash.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
• This gem transforms your wardrobe from drab to fab in a flash.
  — Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2024
• Videos were six seconds — and the rest happened in a flash.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
• Like, in a flash, Garth became one of the biggest stars of all time.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 12 May 2023
• Then walking down my hallway, the idea came to me in a flash.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 June 2025
• This jumpsuit gives me an airy fit and the ease of getting dressed in a flash.
  — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
• Your bestie can throw them on in a flash with just her finger.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
• Just don’t wait too long to add them to your cart — new drops from the brand are known to sell out in a flash.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2025
• Velazquez said some, if not all, of the creative ideas come in a flash.
  — Amber Bonefont, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
• The hour-and-a-half practice went by in a flash, with many of them eager to stay to learn more.
  — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2024
• The memory of the murder, buried in her mind for 20 years, came back in a flash.
  — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
• Its quick growth rate can squelch out nearby bloomers in a flash.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
• And then everything shifts, in a flash of time that can’t be reeled back.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
• When Spence hit the stage with No Doubt, everything changed in a flash.
  — Stephanie Mendez, SPIN, 2 Feb. 2024
• Both are incredibly easy to use and get the tasks done in a flash.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 May 2022
• More than two years in the making, and now seemingly gone in a flash.
  — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2022
• One thing stays exactly the same: Hard times linger longer; good times go by in a flash.
  — Matthew Hennessey, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2023
• Many names were included in a flash at the end of the performance.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2024
• All of those people in a flash went away, but the buildings were still standing.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
• Swiatek is on to it in a flash and hits her return deep to Errani’s forehand.
  — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
• Then, in a flash, the devastating impact of the war undid all the work.
  — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
• The decision to release his music came to him in a flash.
  — Ilana Keller, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2022
• Housekeeping comes and goes in a flash and leaves chocolates on your pillow at turn-down.
  — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
• Williams clubbed aside Bozeman, got to Herbert in a flash and sent him flying to the turf like a 6-foot-6 bowling pin.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
• This ground beef casserole comes together in a flash.
  — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
• Nickels and dimes Barron broke on the ball in a flash.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025