How to Use the moment in a Sentence

the moment

noun
  • Punch might be down for the moment.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That was the moment my old rule broke.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 June 2026
  • And a great sense for the moment, too.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Lubeck says the moment changed her life.
    — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Then came the moment that stunned me the most.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • That’s what could make this the moment.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • And for the moment, rides are free.
    — New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Lawyers played a video clip of the moment in court.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • See the video above the moment the waves broke through.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Well, there was a sound that did not match the rhythm of the moment.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Bryce Palmer is ready to meet the moment.
    — Christina Huang, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Odds are, the moment will find Scott again.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Go face to face with the person of the moment.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
  • UConn got jumped from the moment the ball was tipped.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
  • For the moment, still, the Dow had a very nice day.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Check out a clip of the moment below.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
  • So put down those phones and enjoy the moment.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Just sit and take these two hours and enjoy the moment.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
  • But at the moment, the bulls are in control.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 May 2026
  • But the moment signaled more than a one-off event.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
  • Living in the moment, on the wild side.
    — Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But the goal carried even more weight in the moment.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • So what is good ex-etiquette in the moment?
    — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Then came the moment many had been waiting for.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Forget about what might have been and just stay in the moment.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2023
  • This is the question of the moment.
    — Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Now, our policies must rise to meet the moment.
    — Julianna M. Asperin Barnes, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
  • What routes are seeing growth at the moment?
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • But just as quickly, the moment shifts.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • That swing, at least for the moment, equalized things.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026

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