of moment
idiom
formal
: having importance
an event of great moment
There is no news of any moment to report.
Examples of of moment in a Sentence
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San Diego State pitcher Jacob Riordan watched a ground ball to second base become the final out in last week’s no-hitter against New Mexico, then let the magnitude of moment wash over him.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Previously hosted in New York twice, the event marks a new type of moment for the nonprofit.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Feb. 2024
That’s going to live on forever as a real kind of moment in time.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2022
This is the kind of moment that all basketball players look for, the shot at the end of the game.
—James Weber, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2021
Even for you, with all your success, this seemed like a gee-whiz kind of moment.
—Lee Svitak Dean, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021
So Knock at the Cabin is that kind of moment for this group of people.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2023
Her acceptance speech was the kind of moment television—live television, in particular—is made for and needs more of.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022
Exactly the kind of moment, arguably, when purpose is actually tested.
—Cassie Werber, Quartz, 24 Aug. 2022
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Previously hosted in New York twice, the event marks a new type of moment for the nonprofit.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Feb. 2024
That’s going to live on forever as a real kind of moment in time.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2022
This is the kind of moment that all basketball players look for, the shot at the end of the game.
—James Weber, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2021
Even for you, with all your success, this seemed like a gee-whiz kind of moment.
—Lee Svitak Dean, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021
So Knock at the Cabin is that kind of moment for this group of people.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2023
Her acceptance speech was the kind of moment television—live television, in particular—is made for and needs more of.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022
Exactly the kind of moment, arguably, when purpose is actually tested.
—Cassie Werber, Quartz, 24 Aug. 2022
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“Of moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20moment. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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