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
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Please, don’t leave them hanging in the space of the unknown.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
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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
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Tellingly, Biden has now tried to have this issue both ways in the space of six months.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 June 2024
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For the second time in the space of five days, Arsenal drew a blank.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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But in the space of two games, Forest have now conceded six goals.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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These brainchildren live in the space of abstract ideas, not in real space.
—Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tesla has now added $100 billion in market cap in the space of the past two days.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
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John Textor acquired four soccer clubs in four countries in the space of two years.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
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So, in the space of nothing, Dan now has the title and the melody happening.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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This was the third recall announced by Trader Joe’s in the space of a week.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 29 July 2023
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Then, in the space of a minute, the shining world darkened with mercurial force.
—Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
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By contrast, Spencer crossing the ocean in the space of an hour feels downright hurried.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
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For me, the most powerful position to be in is in the space of mutual need.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
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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
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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
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The poems include bloody dramas, familial and cosmic, set in the space of the kitchen.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
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The entire groundwork for Morris’ course shifts even just in the space of one semester.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The World Cup, also at SoFi, will feature eight matches in the space of a month.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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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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