How To Use Moment In A Sentence

She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.
When the moment finally comes, one look through his cataract lenses is all it takes. Christianity Today
I used to think the worst feeling was losing someone you love. But, I was wrong. The worst feeling is the moment you have lost yourself.
You know that moment when really liking someone turns into a radiant love - overwhelming, a little frightening and almost exasperatingly fresh?
Dance the coxswain was the first affected in that way, but after a few moments Mark felt that the poor fellow had been suffering in The Black Bar

For all the abuse, there are moments of unmitigated delight as well.
For a few odd and unsettling moments, the song hovers on its own, left virtually untouched except for the subtle fuzz of static in the background.
But as I was mulling this a little later, I was suddenly struck by one of those things that was probably already obvious to everyone else: There are a handful of strange inflection points where rock nerd culture and mass culture are in eerie synchrony for a few moments before skittering off in their respective ways for a bit — and one of them was my early teens. The (Rock) Stars Are Aligned
I sat for a moment, wondering what on earth Kip would have done to me once he learned - if he did not already know - that it was I who snitched, when something stung the side of my face a bit.
The truly poignant moments were those that followed. Times, Sunday Times
Like Gideon, her mother only existed in scraps of moments, in colors and sound, all disconnected and dissonant.
I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.
The UN at the moment is still trying to maintain the charade of neutrality.
Although the World Cup is all encompassing at the moment, when it comes to sport there is no more spine-tingling moment than when 65,000 fans at Murrayfield sing ‘Flower of Scotland’.
A nasty flu bug's going round at the moment.
As far as traffic is concerned there are no delays at the moment.
The pace of new auto loans also lost momentum from a month earlier.
By now it had reached the sea, where it paused for a moment to fix us with a baleful stare. Times, Sunday Times
I stood in the doorway for a moment, gathering my energy for polite chitchat. FOOLS GOLD
They shoot up from the tops of thunderstorms about the same moment lightning discharges within the storm cloud.
Her condition was so critical medics called in the hospital chaplain to comfort her in her final moments. The Sun
We had four or five moments where we did really well. The Sun
I'm sorry to bother you but I wondered if I could speak to you for a moment.
A moment later a woman appeared at a corner of the room in which they sat. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
Over the years the area has struggled economically but what is happening there at the moment is quite astonishing. The Sun
It's no coincidence that we're in a similar political landscape at the moment. Times, Sunday Times
What's amazing about director Leonard Kastle's style is his ability to leap between camp and genuine moments of terror during the murder scenes.
My hair was matted and wild -- my limbs soiled with salt ooze; while at sea, I had thrown off those of my garments that encumbered me, and the rain drenched the thin summer-clothing I had retained -- my feet were bare, and the stunted reeds and broken shells made them bleed -- the while, I hurried to and fro, now looking earnestly on some distant rock which, islanded in the sands, bore for a moment a deceptive appearance -- now with flashing eyes reproaching the murderous ocean for its unutterable cruelty. III.9
From the first moment he interested me, especially for his obligingness and for his knowledge of local conditions.
The independent consultant with any hope of being self-supporting must have an organized library of information available at a moment's notice.
Let us assume for a moment that the plan succeeds.
Leaving aside the forgettable Mirage, FM's next most significant moment was 1987's Tango in the Night, the album that Buckingham rescued from the band's coked out indifference, at the cost of his own departure.
The captain continues the bitter commentary for a moment before calming himself down, saying he knows that Jenko wouldn't have wanted them to get angry about his death, and himself would have "rapped" to them about balance in the cosmos "and some nonsense about karma. Tomato Nation
A cloud of gas that is gravitationally attracted to the black hole can have a net angular momentum oppositely directed from that of the black hole. Supermassive Black Holes Spinning Backwards Create Death Ray Jets? | Universe Today
She described at last with extraordinary clearness, which is so often seen, though only for a moment, in such overwrought states, how Ivan had been nearly driven out of his mind during the last two months trying to save “the monster and murderer,” his brother. The Brothers Karamazov
“Part of an adult faith, for example, is a commitment to the inviolability of human life from its first moment, radically opposing the principle of violence, precisely in the defense of the most defenseless of human creatures,” the pope said. Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:
I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
At the moment, the public has a rather ambivalent attitude toward science.
The computer industry is the one bright spot in the economy at the moment.
But a moment's reflection shows the absurdity of this idea.
The model involved in particle charging equation, electric field and charge conservation equation, gas conservation equations of mass and momentum, particle mass and momentum equation.
After winning the TAFC title moments earlier, Austin's dragster, which he purchased from the estate of the late Gary Ormsby, broke at the start of the burnout in the Top Fuel final.
Make haste, and come down this moment. Pride and Prejudice
A new academic journal, Fashion Theory, hopes to document and analyze such moments in the evolution of the style industry.
Vehicles cannot gain sufficient momentum to cause a fatal accident. Times, Sunday Times
There was just one moment," he murmured ruminatingly, -- The Mischief Maker
Experiencing a rare moment alone, the busy mompreneur looked exhausted as she browsed through the store.
He stood up, looked down at me consideringly for a moment, then walked around the table, extended his hand, and drew me to my feet. Sick Cycle Carousel
Ship the pole, duck and use the paddle if you lose momentum. Times, Sunday Times
I took a moment to read what his mind is thinking, but he quickly guarded his thoughts.
Tuesday, 19 February 2008 first signs of spring - centre piece of the month february pick whatever flowers you get at the supermarket to make this little basket filled with flowers. ranunculus are my favourites and available all over the place at the moment, so i chose to put them into this flowery centrepiece. the orchid is quite fancy but you just really need one to pimp this up (and it keeps for ever!). a rose or two, some ivy and green leaves from the forest and you are all set. to get started line a basket with some foil and trim on the edges. soak some floral foam in water and place in the basket, when soaked wet (can be really, really wet - it will have to work as a vase to the flowers), eventually cut and trim the floral on the edges, so that it resembles an arch. trim flowers and green leaves and stick into pot. start doing so on the bottom of foam, working upwards until you have an even flowery centrepiece. make sure foam stays moist - adding some water from time to time. Archive 2008-02-01
At the moment, these are allegations and they remain unproven at this time.
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Facing off against Daredevil's way coolist foe of the day, Death-Stalker, the team-up had a great moment when the villain grabbed GR's flaming skull and was freaked to find that he wouldn't die. DAREDEVIL #102 Marvel Comics, 1973
Eva completely froze for a moment and a look of panic crossed her face.
Be careful of your heart and be extra specially careful with who you give it to, even if you only give it for a moment.
The [Australian] market at the moment is not particularly sectorial," said Andrew Sekely, director of equities at Intersuisse. Asia Tech Stocks Up on Apple Gains
He looked at her for a moment as if imprinting her living form on his mind and then fled into the wintry night. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
It took a moment to acclimatize to the sudden light and to the brightness of violent colour; there was blood everywhere. CHAMELEON
There are no bargains in the clothes shops at the moment.
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Dormant until today, the Olympic tennis stadium suddenly erupted when the Greek heroine came from a set down to gain momentum in the second session.
At that moment the sop is given; offer of friendship is once more made -- and how affectingly! Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
It was in that moment that several emotions flickered across the young girl's face.
During a quiet moment on the expedition, Emma gazes at the Surrey landscape spread out before her.
And the great Maggie Smith, as a dotty old dame named Mrs. Docherty, grabs her moment of unglory by sitting on a pad of cowflop that goes squish. 'Last Dancer': Ultimately on Point
I'm playing the clarinet at the moment too. The Sun
But suppose, Maggie, suppose it was a man who was not conceited, who felt he had nothing to be conceited about; who had been marked from childhood for a peculiar kind of suffering, and to whom you were the day-star of his life; who loved you, worshipped you, so entirely that he felt it happiness enough for him if you would let him see you at rare moments15 IV. Another Love-Scene. Book V—Wheat and Tares
Plunged in darkness again, the man, whom Rose had called unimaginative, suffered all the untold agony of soul which had been hers during the moment in which she had been forced to make up her mind and carry out the act, only his anguish was the more intense, for hers was the quick action and his the forced inaction of a man bound to a stake, within full sight of a tragedy being enacted upon a loved one. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands
There was a flicker of interest in Latham in the opening moments of the not-very-great debate - when he tackled the other unmentionable issues, Iran and the war against terror.
She pauses a moment before answering. Times, Sunday Times
I stood in front of the mirror and looked at myself for a moment.
This is a moment of utmost gravity for the world.
There was once a moment,we misunderstood it was a lifetime.
Army, 'the professors said one to another, as, hardly stopping for a moment at the stranger's entrance, they continued to' jangle 'among themselves. A Book of Quaker Saints
The only factor preventing major incursions into treasured civil liberties is the resistance of the population at large - and, for the moment at least, the public appear to be acquiescing in the government's plans.
For a moment I feared I was going to drown as I lay pole-axed on the shingle, but scrambled free in time. Country diary: Western Cumbria
As Abbey put her stained pinafore in the sink, she wondered what in the world could make her older sister so sweet on Shad one moment, and then on Zongala the next.
Exercising their ire at the moment is the police, with their aggressive attitude towards gun use.
My grandfather's Purple Heart ," Frank replied with hardly a moment's hesitation. DEVIL'S CLAW
Her rally faltered momentarily when she bunkered her second to lose the 12th to go two down again, but promptly birdied the long fifth with two big hits on to the green and the 14th after an approach shot to within seven feet of the flag.
At the end of an hour, the ascent becoming every moment more abrupt, we had passed the belt of trees and bushes, and reached the smooth and scoriaceous cone, which, during the rainy season, appears from the bay to be covered with a velvety mantle of green. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860
There was a dicey moment as one of our party made a risky climb up the cliff wall.
she shouted as she threw the porcelain washbowl that had rested a moment before on the nightstand next to the bed. RISE OF A MERCHANT PRINCE: BOOK TWO OF THE SERPENTWAR SAGA
I am black but comely at this moment: because the cyclostyle has blacked me. Gilbert Keith Chesterton
They sat in a thoughtful moment before a boom of thunder sounded and Jane jumped.
When you dig into them, I think that you might just find that some of the very best moments of the DCAU occur throughout Superman: TAS, whether is the pitch-perfect origin reenactment in the early episodes to the first meeting of the two icons in “World’s Finest”. Superman: The Complete Animated Series » DVDs Worth Watching
Our big concern at the moment is a virus called H5N1 flu. Laurie Garrett on lessons from the 1918 flu
Bouchons were originally wine bars where the local silk workers or passing stagecoach drivers could fill up on a simple, hearty cuisine that was based on fresh local products -- mostly pig in the form of andouillette, fried crackling, tripes, petit salé -- and lots of the local wine among like-minded souls, enjoying their brief moment of freedom amid laughter and loud, boisterous behavior. Jamie Schler: A Side Trip to Lyons: Le Bouchon
I also picture an room where you will be able to go and relive any moment in history exactly as it transpired. Christianity Today
There are even moments on this disc where she channels the energy and spirit of the late, great Bob Marley.
They both tried to talk of ordinary things for the few moments before that meal was announced, and then some kind of devilment seemed to come into Amaryllis -- nothing could have been more seductive or alluring than her manner, while keeping to strict convention. The Price of Things
At that moment a sudden darkness descended upon the house.
The one dramatic moment in the film, when Wayne tries to escape from his captors, is a let-down, and it doesn't last nearly as long as one would hope.
Traditionally the life of a soldier involves long stretches of boredom punctuated by brief and seemingly unending moments of stark terror.
For a moment she feared he would simply step over, grab her wrist, pull out the money.
Stay safe and remember to spend even a short moment quietly with the Almighty, He who governs and rules all.
At the moment when she makes her entrance into this history which we are relating, she was an antique virtue, an incombustible prude, with one of the sharpest noses, and one of the most obtuse minds that it is possible to see. Les Miserables
Due to their design, these slewing rings can transmit radial and axial loads as well as tilting moments.
Mine is being built at the moment and should arrive in the next few weeks. Times, Sunday Times
He pulls out a drawer beside me, and starts riffling through it, obviously he doesn't find what he's looking for, because he slams the drawer a moment later and opens the one below it.
A talented winemaker whose drinking wine of the moment is Shiraz, Debbie has a clear idea about the wine that she likes to produce and the wine she likes to drink.
I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
In small ways that sometimes seem ineffectual, my friends and I are looking to experience some foretaste of that moment. Christianity Today
For him, life really was a series of fleeting moments. Times, Sunday Times
After many repetitions, the moment comes when the telling of the trauma story no longer arouses quite such intense feeling. Trauma and Recovery
Vehicles cannot gain sufficient momentum to cause a fatal accident. Times, Sunday Times
He dwelt for a moment on his imagined feeling about love.
Above all, she has the confidence to slow the narrative tempo down almost to zero: a condition of stasis in which the moment is held, like a musical note, for as long as she wishes it.
In unguarded moments he says he is just curious. Times, Sunday Times
They are sharing, in a companionable silence somehow caught on camera, a moment of profound reflection and thought.
Once you have a theme in mind, take a moment to inventory the decorative objects you already have around your house, then hit secondhand stores to complete the look you've chosen.
This one, legally named Tracy Worcester - she insists on "Tracy" unless her lunch companion finds her title amusing - is currently having such a moment. Saturday Conversation: The Marchioness of Worcester
At the moment I am trying to master 5 different tenses of verbs and also adverbs, pronouns and other vocabulary.
Clara looked momentarily disconcerted but wasn't about to concede defeat after upbraiding Nicholas a moment before.
She decided to buy the puppy on the spur of the moment and the dog is began to play a key role in helping her to recover. The Sun
This moment every police force in your Western democracies is looking for you. THE ENDLESS GAME
The film begins by offering discontinuous glimpses of three unconnected characters, then flashes a preview of the climactic moment, when all three somehow come together in a bloody motel room.
U.K. police arrested a female police officer on suspicion of corruption, as a multipronged probe into alleged wrongdoing tied to the News of the World tabloid continues to gather momentum. What's News—
The very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.
She stood for a moment in her flat sandals, khaki shorts, a long-sleeved white silk shirt and a pair of very black wraparound sunglasses. BLOOD IS DIRT
Magical moments that will send shivers down your spine. Times, Sunday Times
In the moment of history, at Verdun and for Verdun , he said, France knew how to unite.
The moment of revelation came in the last two paragraphs.
But we have yet to see that moment of maximum pessimism when values hit the floor. Times, Sunday Times
She looked torn for a moment, as though she was thinking about a painful experience.
The question was so unexpected that , for a moment , she was at a loss how to act up properly.
But I think it came at a moment when Americans were particularly hungry for someone they could perceive as honest, upstanding, and a hero.
At the moment, it is thought either to be a Neolithic axe rough-out or the work of a modern flint knapper.
We have installed a data specialist in the call centre whose key result area is to get a customer's services configured the moment he walks in and handhold them through all issues.
As I say `I tasted', I taste, and as I say `I heard', I hear: I am not talking about a Proustian moment, but a Proustian cine-film. LEARNING TO TALK: SHORT STORIES
It is a very special moment when such magnificent birds make their first flight.
This implies a net magnetic moment less robust than the compass needle of single-celled magnetotactic bacteria.
She must avert her gaze from him for a moment or the tides that he was lashing about her would lift and carry her on their outsweep. A Pagan of the Hills
There has been no inspiring team talk or special magic moment or meeting with a guru. The Sun
Cai's impact on the Scottish capital will not just be a momentary intervention on the city skyscape.
She seemed embarrassed for a moment but quickly recovered her poise.
The moths swarm together for a moment, then disappear like candle flames going out.
But at every key moment the party leadership has supported imperialism and war.
Clara looked puzzled for a moment—she had forgotten that that was what they called the picnic spot on the Guadalupe. The Lonesome Dove Series
And Mr. Buckner's best-known moment—a game-ending fielding error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, after which his Red Sox lost to the Mets in Game 7—can be seen as sort of the ur-"Larry David moment. Showing His Enthusiasm
At the same moment, through the pillars of the Temple of Amor, the sound of a dulcian, a clarino and a theorbo could be heard. Archive 2009-03-01
This day will be momentous in the history of all time. Times, Sunday Times
From time to time I forsook my own thoughts to follow him, and I followed in amaze, mastered for the moment by his remarkable intellect, under the spell of his passion, for he was preaching the passion of revolt. Chapter 26
It seems like some critics who at one moment will adulate a neo-realistic picture for its unwavering depiction of an emotional truth will the next second decry a film for depicting violence in a graphic/real way. Sundance Movie Review/Video Blog: Michael Winterbottom’s The Killer Inside Me | /Film
Not that I've outgrown New York, were that even possible, but in idle moments I have found myself combing property ads for old watermills and converted stables.
While all wait for the auspicious moment to tie the knot, these bureaus are always on the move.
Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations. The Gilded Age, Part 1.
If a heckler should best a politician, the moment could be screened over and over again on TV.
Like "just A moment," the album sees the act expanding the posthardcore sounds that dominated their early releases. "shandy" starts as an experimental pop song filled with dizzying distorted noises and then morphs into a dramatic rocker. "this is is this?" is the disc's most dynamic composition. Japan News latest RSS headlines - The Japan News.Net
The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us. Paulo Coelho
For all his success, his competitive history is filled with moments of fragility.
The feeling was that the picture conveyed a joyful and momentous moment in their lives in a way that was arresting and memorable. Times, Sunday Times
The most moving moment, and one that I had not anticipated, happened during my descent to the sepulcher holding the body of St. James.
The group consists of every woman officer in South Yorkshire Police from the rank of inspector to our highest ranking female officer, which at the moment is chief superintendent.
People are fawning over you because you are their man of the moment.
Everything is in flux at the moment.
We spent every possible moment on the beach.
Make haste, and come down this moment. Pride and Prejudice
En la sama momento papilio, kiu sidis proksime de ni sur la barilo kaj jen etendis, jen altiris siajn rugxajn flugiletojn kun argxenta subajxo, rapide levigxis kaj transflugis al la germana flanko. The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians
_philosopheress_ Madame du Châtelet, who managed, at one and the same moment, the thread of an intrigue, her cards at piquet, and a calculation in algebra, was a very clever woman! Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical
The officers 'servants, commonly called "batmen," were unfortunate rankers who, in moments of weakness, had sold themselves into slavery for half a crown per week. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army
From the moment I saw his girlfriend, I thought: I definitely want to be friends with that guy.
A moment later, another of the invaders lashed him with a peculiar weapon that looked something like a cat-o'-nine-tails.
One 'intertextual' moment stands out: Mark O'Halloran and Tom Murphy sit drinking cans of beer talking about their lives, how they got their girlfriends pregnant, and what they'll do next. Everyday, dir. Annie Ryan, written by Michael West
How can you keep the momentum?
Jack came back upstairs moments after Sean and sighed heavily, slumping against the door, then quickly retreating to the safety of his office.
I will hereafter refer to it in the singular, so as to avoid having to recount exactly which one was pointed at what at any given moment.
a momentary glimpse
Hotspur is an uncommon man, whose uncommonness is unsupported by his father at a critical moment. William Shakespeare
He blew on the small cuts for a moment, then burrowed back underneath the blankets to resume his interrupted sleep.
Now is not the moment to call time on apprenticeships. Times, Sunday Times
She didn't hesitate for a moment but came straight out with her reply.
Even with its uneven moments, it is a skilfully written book that never stops inventing.
In a moment," Eric said, "the wheelbarrow got bowsed over, when I managed, worse luck, to fall underneath; and then, finding I couldn't get up again, I hailed you, brother. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes
But Mr. Erwitt also has a gift for clicking off multiple photographs of a single scene, finding and preserving evanescent moments likely to leave the viewer alternately laughing or enrapt. Photo-Op: Head or Tail
And there are mesmeric moments in Smith's performance where he does transform into this extraordinary man.
You may have a dozen important things to tell him but the moment of his arrival is not the time.
After all, it is the psychiatric profession that gave my symptoms a name, and palliative cure - at least for the moment.
I'm not saying any more at the moment cos as my luck goes, I won't get it.
She excuses herself a moment to prepare a tray of little snacks they urge her not to trouble herself to prepare.
I dropped the bottle into the sea and watched it bob up to the surface a moment later.
His moment of glory came in a raid on a Kilburn flat when the tenant brandished a loaded gun in his face. The Sun
For all its moments of typical silent-movie hamminess, it remains astonishingly modern. Times, Sunday Times
Here is the power spectrum: amount of anisotropy as a function of angular scale (really multipole moment l), with large scales on the left and smaller scales on the right. WMAP results — cosmology makes sense!
And with billions and billions served helpings of the lardaceous potato strips, it's a sticky moment for JamesSkinner'sJames Skinner's Golden Arches, which last October boasted of its initiative to print nutritional data on its packages to help consumers make informed choices about what to eat. Skinner's McDonald's Comes Clean On Fries' Fat
He was 15 when he saw his first Broadway production, Follies, and 32 years later he can still recall every moment ‘scene by scene.’
After finishing the heap of homework I had, I let myself fall into bed, dozing off the moment my head hit the soft feathered pillow.
W. W.rdsworth is such a lazy fellow, that I bemire myself by making promises for him: the moment I received your letter, I wrote to him. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1.
While the Cimento did not survive, it appeared at a crucial moment in the development of early modern science.
He asked for his pencils the moment he arrived. Times, Sunday Times
With 16 minutes left the Bruins lapsed into their passive mode, and the momentum turned.
All unrealizable, save for some supreme moment, did the web of Daylight's personality creep out and around her. Chapter XV
The game was stuck in the middle of the pitch for long periods as both teams cancelled each other out and the referee constantly whistled for minor offences stopping either side gaining momentum.
They emerged from the lane to the shore at the same moment, and Marche glanced about for the expected bayman. Blue-Bird Weather
That craziest part about it was that for a moment after she'd said it, he had actually contemplated madness and mayhem.
It only takes a moment to sear a decent slab of bluefin tuna. Times, Sunday Times
At this moment it was difficult to recall how quiet, calm and determined she had been.
A point-in-time copy represents an exact duplicate of a data volume at the moment the copy was created.
This is one of those historic moments for the circus.

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