How to Use of the moment in a Sentence

of the moment

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  • Choose the next move that supports the larger goal, not the mood of the moment.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • Some are our favorite recipes that go back years, and others are of the moment.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Although the day started with storms and high heat, the heat of the moment couldn’t be stopped.
    — Zuri Primos july 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • There’s one detail in that scene that captures the magnitude of the moment.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s a look inside the most exclusive parties of the moment.
    — Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • They are not swayed by the chatter of the moment because their vision is longer, their thinking more rooted.
    — Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Footage of the moment shows Menitoff acting as if nothing is happening as the bug crawls on her.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
  • That makes the future of America’s skilled trades the challenge of the moment.
    — Brendan Bechtel, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • But leadership is more than managing the crisis of the moment.
    — Charles E. Owubah, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Keep scrolling to shop more of Hilton’s top fashion and beauty essentials of the moment, below.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In the heat of the moment, Voit’s daughter comes to his rescue and fatally stabs Crowley.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
  • But the two leaders are set to meet in Washington next month, adding to the diplomatic dynamics of the moment.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In the closeness of the moment, their seeming friendship allows Jérôme to tell Claire that her boyfriend might be cheating on her.
    — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Capers stood there, beaming along with the president, flooded with the joy and validation of the moment.
    — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
  • There’s been no confirmation of the location of the moment, but that hasn’t stopped the controversy.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026
  • And this photo, snapped just as the eclipse was about to enter totality, really captures the drama of the moment.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To me, fruit salad should be a fun, nourishing, low-pressure and high-reward celebration of the moment’s produce.
    — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • They’re best understood, though, not as genuine bets on our future, but as dreamlike unleashings of present-day fear over the blind volatility of the moment.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The emotions of the moment overwhelmed Gakpo, who immediately broke into tears.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • And while novelty bags may feel like a particularly fun fashion phenomenon of the moment, the concept has been around for decades.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And then there’s the disappointment of folks who don’t know me, who don’t know the real intentionality behind it, and just see it as the flop of the moment.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Howl’s needy nature led to one of Ly’s favorite videos, another captured in the spur of the moment during a hectic packing session.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • The aesthetic of the moment feels glitchy, whimsical, and maximalist.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
  • The people-versus-power showdown of the moment revolves around data centers—a tech giant racing to build one near a town versus the people who live there.
    — Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • The restaurant shared a video on its Instagram of the moment when the couple joined a group singing happy birthday to a woman sitting at a table outside.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • Jordan Harper’s new novel proves that noir can still channel the crises and neuroses of the moment, Carolyn Kellogg writes.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Polymarket accounts, like those on the other major prediction market of the moment, Kalshi, are not tied to one’s identity.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • For the past four decades, July was always a somber month for the McDonalds, a reminder of the moment that changed their family's lives.
    — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Reading history has a way of flattening the courage of the moment, making political action seem inevitable in hindsight.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That awareness, of the moment’s weight and its fragility simultaneously, is the most underrated quality in the room.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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