It could serve no purpose but a brief flare of passion.

Benton noticed in the brief flare that the visitor's face mirrored sudden surprise.

Dunbar's brief flare of artistic brilliance brought her critical acclaim but little happiness.

The sudden and brief flare of the match emphasized the darkness for a while.

There was a brief flare, and then three motes of light emerged from it.

Here a disbelieving guffaw, a brief flare of temper; there a burst of amused laughter.

During the life of the brief flare, the interior of Quill's Window was revealed to him.

Youthful love marred by a lack of common sense, a brief flare of happiness smothered by reality.

A small nudge with Mach-effect and a brief flare of steering thrusters altered his course just so.

Dawn was spreading its wings over Puerto Peñasco as Arkadin's brief flare of memory subsided into darkness.

In moments there came a brief flare, then there remained only a little crater in the soft soil.

As the dunes dwindled behind them, Gordon could see the brief flare of the little rocket taking off.

Jagr's brief flare of hope that the night wasn't a total waste was brought to a sharp end.

Forced to change his tactics he turned his attention to the brief flare of weakness he had noticed earlier.

This case demonstrates an unusual gonococcal arthritis with brief flare-ups for the course of a year, followed by a subacute form.

Brady and O'Brien both played down the incident later as a brief flare-up of emotions in the middle of a game.