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lightning-quick

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  • adjective idiomatic Incredibly fast

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Examples

  • Pleasant, comfortable, unpretentious with lightning-quick service, this is simply a good place to eat within a 200-year-old former monastery.

    Top 10 paladares in Havana 2012

  • Philadelphia completed the comeback in stunning style when lightning-quick wide receiver DeSean Jackson fielded a punt and burst through the Giants on a thrilling 65-yard touchdown dash on the last play of the game.

    Giants' Tuck seeks payback against Eagles for nightmare loss Reuters 2011

  • He swatted the weapons clear with lightning-quick blows, never making contact long enough for me to try to feed on him.

    Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

  • But less than two years out of Harvard, Mr. Lin, a 23-year-old, lightning-quick point guard from Palo Alto, Calif., is reclaiming the Ivy League's athletic honor before a global audience.

    Ivy Leaguers Find Something New to Brag On: I Stopped the Linsanity Kevin Clark 2012

  • -- G Carl "Tay" Jones, the Hawks 'smallish, but lightning-quick freshman guard, finished the season with a 15-point, three-assist game vs. Rhode Island in the opening round of the A-10 tourney.

    Saint Joseph's - Team Notes 2010

  • Mr. Simons no longer runs day-to-day trading at Renaissance Technologies, which manages nearly $16 billion and specializes in lightning-quick computer-based trades, so his pay actually dropped a bit in 2010.

    Trader Racks Up a Second Epic Gain Gregory Zuckerman 2011

  • The profile said the 5-foot-3 inch, 124-pound Ferrari had the nickname "pitbull" and was "charming and easy going with a lightning-quick temper."

    'American Gladiator' Cop Cleared In Excessive Force Suit AP 2011

  • The profile said the 5-foot-3 inch, 124-pound Ferrari had the nickname "pitbull" and was "charming and easy going with a lightning-quick temper."

    'American Gladiator' Cop Cleared In Excessive Force Suit AP 2011

  • Powerful, lightning-quick, Wolf often bypasses the more traditional multi-mallet playing for a driving performance with single-sticks that is intense, and puts a unique stamp on his style of play.

    Brian Ross: Christian McBride & Inside Straight - Fame Eludes Greatness Brian Ross 2011

  • -- G Carl "Tay" Jones, the Hawks 'smallish, but lightning-quick freshman guard, finished the season with a 15-point, three-assist game vs. Rhode Island in the opening round of the A-10 tourney.

    Atlantic 10 Conference 2010

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