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Example sentences for "brief moment"

  • Mildred saw her for a brief moment, and recalled that she resembled the one where she had a room.

  • She struck the pavement, looked up and down a brief moment, and then hurried in a direction that led to whither she knew not, but to escape was her only thought.

  • Now they were at the top, and paused for a brief moment; then, turning to the right, they crossed a hallway and entered a room.

  • She saw his eyes now for a brief moment, and they were upon her.

  • If she could but manage to see him, even for a brief moment, a simple word of warning might avert serious trouble.

  • At last the quarry's entrance was reached, and she had to pause a brief moment to catch her spent breath.

  • It lasted but a brief moment, however, much to the relief of all.

  • In but a brief moment it would be in a position where it could work deadly havoc with its sharp claws.

  • With one last creak, the old tower leaned slowly to the south, poised for a brief moment, and went crumbling to the ground.

  • For a brief moment it seemed as if his arms would be torn from their sockets, for, although he was not heavy, the strain was very great.

  • He drew up for a brief moment when he saw Wetherell.

  • As Cynthia drew her hand away a gentleman came out of the hotel, paused for a brief moment by the door and stared at them, and then passed on without a word or a nod of recognition.

  • A passing phase of feeling clouded for a brief moment my confidence when there arose in my mind an unbidden memory of my youth, of my father.

  • Her strange eyes searched mine for a brief moment as she entered the room.

  • I turned to where Mrs. Drainger sat, the will in my left hand, my fountain pen in the other, and in that attitude I hesitated for a brief moment of incredulity.

  • There was a brief moment of irresolution and then she bowed coldly.

  • I'm obliged to you," rejoined Yancy, and for a brief moment he appeared to commune with himself, then he continued.

  • Hannibal was silent, and the judge, after a brief moment of irresolution, threw open the door.

  • She raised her head and looked at him with an appealing expression in her beautiful gray eyes, but, in a brief moment, her gaze fell once more.

  • Then, for a brief moment, he raised his swimming eyes toward his friend.

  • The old man eyed it, hesitatingly, for a brief moment; then dropped his hands and tottered back to his chair, wherein he sank with a groan.

  • It was only for a brief moment, however, and his glance met hers again.

  • For just a brief moment Dave's heart floated up to the region of his throat.

  • The English-born air ace seemed to hesitate a brief moment, and then he smiled and nodded.

  • Frank stopped a brief moment for a word of farewell to Lord Hastings and then expressed his thanks to the Czar.

  • For a brief moment Jack's heart stood still and he thought to himself: "Can he have discovered anything?

  • For a brief moment he hesitated; then, drawing back his huge fist, he struck Jack a heavy blow on the right cheek.

  • While he waited Armstrong had a brief moment of introspection.

  • Sinking to her knees beside the bed, she buried her face for a brief moment in her hands--then she rose quickly to her feet.

  • The King straightened himself slightly, and for a brief moment of time looked at the priest in silence, but the monk continued to gaze steadily at the blue waters.

  • Gordon leaned back in his chair, and looked up at her steadily for a brief moment, and then rose with a smile, and bowed to the two women in silence.

  • Doane once again, with a swift glance to left and right, took her hand and, for a brief moment, gripped it firmly.

  • She let him press her hand during a brief moment; then made him resume his seat.

  • She looked thoughtfully at him for a brief moment; then turned again to the river.

  • She found the soldiers in small groups cornering one or another of the crew, torturing and hacking at them with bayonets and knives, and during a brief moment looked on with a curious keen interest.

  • And if they still throw rotten tomatoes and draw up charge sheets in police stations, why should they not enjoy their brief moment of Living Action, and be Damned?

  • And for a brief moment he makes it intolerable.

  • Let them be well content that for a brief moment it is theirs to gaze at the Spectacle of Divine Gaiety and then be thrust into outer Darkness.

  • Jack had hold of her hand now; for a brief moment he was sorry he had not postponed Peter's visit until the next day; he hated to cause any woman a disappointment.

  • The only ray of light that had pierced her troubled heart--and this only flashed for a brief moment--was the glimpse she had had of Jack's mind when he and her father first met.

  • It had only shone a brief moment,--and had then gone out in darkness, but it held a certain promise for better days, and on this she had built her hopes.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "brief moment" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    brief description; brief history; brief instant; brief note; brief notice; brief outline; brief pause; brief period; brief reference; brief sketch; brief space; brief statement; brief survey; brief time; brief visit; brief while; century glass; conference held; great beauty; human work; library economy; many plants; mie des; right straight; water surface; what then