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Meanings of fleeting instant in English

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Usage of fleeting instant in English
1
Seconds that lived a million years and passed in another fleeting instant.
The Monster
2
Iko sat back, surprised and, for a fleeting instant, a touch disappointed.
Dancer’s Lament
3
He had caught in that fleeting instant, wonder, irony, incredulity- agrowingunderstanding!
A Man and His Money
4
For a fleeting instant Bland shifted his glance to his wife.
The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
5
One fleeting instant his transfigured face shone with a glorious light.
The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories
6
Pope eyed her for a fleeting instant, then his gaze wavered.
The Auction Block
7
Lightly, laughing, she laid her hand for a fleeting instant on his arm.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
8
He looked for a fleeting instant at the inconspicuous monitor speaker on the wall.
The Best Made Plans
9
She looked up into my eyes for a fleeting instant.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
10
For a single fleeting instant, the catcher's position was vacated.
The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories
11
Closed and twisted viciously, in the same fleeting instant.
Triplanetary
12
Just for a fleeting instant her eyes were softened with a tender look of self-reproach.
The Parts Men Play
13
She thought, for one fleeting instant, of reading it.
Deerbrook
14
We will strip him of his heroic trappings for one fleeting instant, and show them.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 2
15
A small, wistful shadow of sadness passed across the judge's face for a fleeting instant.
Gods go begging
16
In a fleeting instant of time life forsakes us, but shame pursues us past the grave.
The Danish History, Books I-IX
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Fleeting instant across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common