Below you will find example sentences with "few moments". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Few Moments in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: moments
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.6 words

Words in this phrase

few moments

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • few can mean: An indefinite, but usually small, number of. Common word
  • moments can mean: plural of moment Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a few moments ago peter 1× a few moments are not 1× a few moments later a 1× after a few moments in semi 1× after a few moments the light 1× and a few moments later play 1× are a few moments that may 1× by a few moments supposed flight 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few moments 3× after a few 2× for a few 2× after the project 1× although watts held 1× and a few 1×

Common sentence endings:

a few moments 2× a dung beetle 1× after falling painfully 1× fingers and shoulders 1× fiscal 2023 outlook 1× for horror aficionados 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

end 2× door 2× get 2× show 2× updating 2× times 2× 2023 2× call 2× walk 1× towards 1× decade 1× 2020s 1×

Related phrases

few hundred few years few weeks few months few days last few few quarters past few few examples few decades

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around moments:

magnetic moments 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

few hundred few highlights few examples few dozen few decades few days

Just after it in the phrase index:

few months few quarters few tens few thousand few weeks few years

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

few hundred few years few weeks few months few days few quarters

Same ending:

magnetic moments unexpected moments

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "few moments" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a few moments ago peter, a few moments are not, end, door and get stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with few hundred, few years, few weeks and magnetic moments, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with few moments

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

For a few moments after the call a sadness settles on the little group. (14 words)

It hovered for a few moments and then began to move toward the house. (14 words)

A few moments ago, Peter spoke to the third-party validation of our stronger brand position. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

As we walk towards the end of a decade, the 2020s, I think it’s important that we at least take a few moments to reflect back on the moments that actually mattered and I’m obviously talking about the filthiest goals scored over the past 10 years. (48 words)

A few moments later, a gleaming white Airbus with its tail covered in the company’s distinctive brown logo soared overhead just a few hundred feet up, its wing flaps cranked all the way down and its motionless landing gear hanging like talons. (43 words)

Despite the uncertainty of when the end of times will be, each storyline in the show tries to find ways to mitigate the chaos and enjoy the last few moments with loved ones before they never get their chance back. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

As we walk towards the end of a decade, the 2020s, I think it’s important that we at least take a few moments to reflect back on the moments that actually mattered and I’m obviously talking about the filthiest goals scored over the past 10 years.

A few moments later, a gleaming white Airbus with its tail covered in the company’s distinctive brown logo soared overhead just a few hundred feet up, its wing flaps cranked all the way down and its motionless landing gear hanging like talons.

The app then offers a few exercises that allow your brain to relax for a few moments.

In The Acharnians, for example, The Pnyx is just a few steps from the hero's front door, and in Peace Olympus is separated from Athens by a few moments' supposed flight on a dung beetle.

A few moments ago, Peter spoke to the third-party validation of our stronger brand position.

A few moments are not written or directed as well as they could be, but overall, Thanksgiving serves up a festive, gore-stuffed treat for horror aficionados.

After a few moments in semi-darkness, an announcement came stating there was a technical difficulty that they were working on fixing, and they hoped to get the show running again soon.

After a few moments, the light reappeared out of the sky coming back to the earth.

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After the project’s completion, Lindsey said: “I had a few moments when I questioned if it was worth updating the old kitchen or not, but after it was completed, I knew it was the right thing to do.

Although Watts held onto the car door for support at times, she also stood on her own for a few moments before the video cut out.

And a few moments later, play is halted after Decordova-Reid finds himself tangled up jumping for the ball, and attended to by the medics after falling painfully.

As a result, we are updating our 2023 guidance, the details of which I will discuss in a few moments.

Before that begins, here are a few moments that may have gone under the radar in the Midlands.

Despite the uncertainty of when the end of times will be, each storyline in the show tries to find ways to mitigate the chaos and enjoy the last few moments with loved ones before they never get their chance back.

For a few moments after the call a sadness settles on the little group.

For a few moments he was allowed to see the remains of his sister and stepmother.

He lay on the field for a few moments, and a tingly feeling returned to his fingers and shoulders.

In a few moments, Matt Garth, who became our CFO on December 1st, will elaborate on the Q1 numbers and our fiscal 2023 outlook.

It hovered for a few moments and then began to move toward the house.

I will turn the call over to Arun in a few moments for an update on our commercial activities.

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