How to Use in/within the space of in a Sentence

in/within the space of

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  • Chelsea have dropped from second to sixth in the space of six weeks.
    — Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Please, don’t leave them hanging in the space of the unknown.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Their deaths, which took place in the space of a year and a half, were a shock and a warning.
    — Jessica Ciencin Henriquez, Kristin Van Ogtrop, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Tellingly, Biden has now tried to have this issue both ways in the space of six months.
    — The Editors, National Review, 19 June 2024
  • For the second time in the space of five days, Arsenal drew a blank.
    — James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • But in the space of two games, Forest have now conceded six goals.
    — Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • These brainchildren live in the space of abstract ideas, not in real space.
    — Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2021
  • And in the space of those four walls was my wife and my brother, my kids and my friends, all on rotation.
    — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
  • How would this side react to a second dose of adversity in the space of four days?
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • And in the space of about five seconds and in a distance of about five yards her whole self began to slide sideways.
    — Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • For all of these artists to be releasing music in the space of a year, and for most of it to be so good, that’s rare.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 July 2024
  • One of these was Dani Ceballos, who at one point scored three goals in the space of a minute.
    — Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Tesla has now added $100 billion in market cap in the space of the past two days.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
  • John Textor acquired four soccer clubs in four countries in the space of two years.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
  • So, in the space of nothing, Dan now has the title and the melody happening.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • This was the third recall announced by Trader Joe’s in the space of a week.
    — Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 29 July 2023
  • Then, in the space of a minute, the shining world darkened with mercurial force.
    — Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
  • By contrast, Spencer crossing the ocean in the space of an hour feels downright hurried.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
  • For me, the most powerful position to be in is in the space of mutual need.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The impact of such a sharp and subtle movement can be seen in his three most recent goals, which all came in the space of four days.
    — Art De Roché, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There are still limits to what Strange New Worlds can do within the space of so few episodes.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
  • The poems include bloody dramas, familial and cosmic, set in the space of the kitchen.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
  • The entire groundwork for Morris’ course shifts even just in the space of one semester.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
  • The Irish meet Navy and Army in the space of four weeks and within a distance of about eight miles.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • An eclectic bunch of petite blooms evokes the feeling of an English garden—all in the space of a few feet.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
  • But now, in the space of about 12 hours, Pugh has served up two polar opposite looks for the fun of it.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 May 2025
  • His team at least got the better of its rival from Yorkshire when meeting for a second time in the space of four days.
    — James Robson, ajc, 12 Feb. 2023
  • However, it should be noted this week will be Cal’s second lengthy trip in the space of 14 days.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The World Cup, also at SoFi, will feature eight matches in the space of a month.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The music veers from R&B to pop to prog-rock in the space of four minutes as the song’s tone becomes more serious.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2023

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