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Example sentences for "instant later"

  • Tell 'em to wait,' Pincher heard Captain Spencer say to a signalman, without a tremor in his voice.

  • I beg your pardon, sir,' stuttered the lieutenant.

  • Here they were halted, and presently the chaplain appeared from one of the after-hatches, with his surplice flapping in the breeze.

  • She's just startin' to move to starboard now, sir,' he added eagerly an instant later.

  • An instant later he reappeared, swimming strongly in the direction of the nearer cruiser.

  • An instant later a bugle blared the 'Still,' and the boatswain's mates could be heard piping.

  • An instant later Foot-in-His-Mouth followed, and both climbed down to the side of the pool.

  • As Dave was rising a form appeared before him, and an instant later he was confronted by Flat Nose.

  • He was in midstream when he saw a head bob up, and an instant later he recognized Henry.

  • An instant later he appeared, leading the way up the steep trail.

  • They heard Neb's excited voice out in the corridor, and, an instant later, the old darkey hurried in.

  • It was answered from among the brambles which lined the base of a cliff at one side of a clearing, and an instant later ten or a dozen more brigands came out from amongst them, and the two parties greeted each other.

  • An instant later I had burst into the great room from which the murmur of the meeting had come.

  • An instant later I heard the thud of a heavy fall, and then almost simultaneously a second object struck the floor--something lighter but harder, which rolled under the bed.

  • An instant later, the nurse entered with Sheila, and in a short time the doctor came.

  • Then Sheila thrust the paper in her bosom, and an instant later a nurse, sent by the resident doctor, entered.

  • An instant later he plunged into the woods to the right of the road, by which he would come upon the ruins from the rear.

  • An instant later I found Phroso's hand in mine.

  • But an instant later it was in my pocket; and I, under the screen of a most innocent expression, was covertly watching my guards, to see whether they had detected my action.

  • An instant later ten or more of them were round Kortes.

  • Then, an instant later, they knew that the Texas had miraculously sailed over the gap!

  • An instant later, the Texas was laboring to a stop under reversed power, her brakes grabbing at the wheels.

  • An instant later, he felt himself going to sleep.

  • An instant later, Molly passed him on her way to the spring or to the meadows beyond.

  • As he drew her forward, she bent toward him, still softly, still humbly, and an instant later, his arms were about her and his lips pressed hers.

  • An instant later a spot of white in the road caught Abel's glance, and alighting, he picked up a knitted scarf, which he recognized even in the moonlight as one that Molly had worn.

  • She turned away, glanced back an instant later to make sure that they had entered the house, and then gathering up her Sunday skirt of blue Henrietta cloth, started in a rapid run back along the path to the willows.

  • An instant later he had recognised the young architect of Western proclivities whom he had taken such a liking to an hour ago.

  • An instant later it was past and over, and May and Geoffry were comparing impressions with great earnestness on her part and undisguised relish on his.

  • An instant later, he presented Lord Kelwin, of Dublin, Ireland.

  • An instant later, the house was in sight, and the dogs came bounding down the road, greeting the party with vociferous barks and growls.

  • An instant later, Kenneth Hastings seated himself by Esther and began speaking.

  • An instant later he pulled me back into the blackest corner of the room, and I felt his warning hand upon my lips.

  • An instant later, his feet were on my shoulders, but he was hardly up before he was down again.

  • An instant later another, bulkier shadow appeared more slowly, and paused by the low fence.

  • An instant later, as the car stopped outside, with a grinding of brakes, he went on swiftly: "Better slip down and make sure about it.

  • An instant later he caught the eye of the head waiter, and summoned him with a slight gesture.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "instant later" 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:
    after saying; being dead; blockaded port; electric induction; facing the; fire ceremony; foggy weather; gave him; instant after; instant death; instant later; light breeze; manual labour; personal names; political leader; private judgment; right wing; sentry duty; sufficient quantity; thin batter; thoroughly understood; thy heart; train them; will introduce