How to Use moment in a Sentence

moment

noun
  • The moment for us to act has arrived.
  • It should only take a moment to fix the problem.
  • She stopped for a moment and peeked into the window.
  • She knew exactly the right moment to ask for a raise.
  • One moment it was sunny; the next it was pouring rain.
  • I'm very busy and I don't have a moment to spare.
  • It was a moment before she realized what had happened.
  • The sun was shining. Moments later, it began to rain.
  • War seemed unavoidable at that moment in history.
  • We had an exciting vacation. There was never a dull moment.
  • Don't let one moment in time stand in the way of bliss.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The idea is that the scent will get the buck to stop for a moment, but not get spooked.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The musty, dusty smell of old books brings me back to those moments.
    — Hazlitt, 7 June 2023
  • And for a moment, all three smiled through their tears.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • For one thing, a quick scan on my feed shows me all of the best moments.
    — John Brandon, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Nobody’s there because it’s the trend of the moment or the thing to be at.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022
  • In the final moments of the episode, his body is removed from the lab in a body bag.
    — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • This was a big moment having young Black rappers as the face of the brand.
    — Kyle Lamar Rice, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2023
  • There are some moments in life that are just meant to be shared and still be present.
    — Fairchild Studio, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Subscribe to be in the know of the most important moments around the world.
    — Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • At the moment of the crime, the petitioner still had a choice.
    — Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The receivers were ready, warmed up and ready for their big moment.
    — Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There’s no end date listed on the site, so the sale could be over at any moment.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Please take a moment to hug your children and loved ones.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Both teams haven’t been this good at the same moment in time since Boomer and Kelly.
    — The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Every one of you here tonight has played a role in this moment.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 1 July 2022
  • Dad, 85, stayed on the roof with a garden hose until the last moment.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • And that’s where a lot of the heavy investments are going at the moment.
    — Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • But the big moment was the bottom of the seventh, when Villa Park came back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game and had the winning run on third with two outs.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
  • Like the original, the new movie tells the story of a bond formed between a lonely human girl named Lilo and a dog-like alien named Stitch — and includes tons of the iconic original moments beloved by fans.
    — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 May 2025

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