eureka moment
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I think my first eureka moment was when I was traveling in sub-Saharan Africa on the Ivory Coast doing a site visit.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
"But as often happens, we came across the answer while deep in obscure literature before our eureka moment."
From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025
We learn, for example, that there’s far more to the penicillin story than the casual history of Alexander Fleming’s eureka moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
This is a eureka moment for astronomers as they just found a new way to track Venusian weather over the past decade - the longest duration of observation ever.
From Space Scoop • Jul. 8, 2025
Hudson leans in, puts his fist underneath his chin, and stares off into the sky like he’s just had the most epic eureka moment and is now ready to remake the world.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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