How to Use a matter of in a Sentence

a matter of

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  • Painting your nails at home is an easy way to cut costs, but a home manicure that chips in a matter of days just isn’t the same.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • They can typically be sprayed off and left to air dry to like-new results within a matter of minutes.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Here, the strap inflates quietly and gives you a result within a matter of seconds.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • These benign microbes exclusively dock onto and destroy bacteria, and your infection clears in a matter of days.
    — Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Jail booking logs in Fresno show the majority of people arrested on public camping charges are only held in custody for a matter of hours, just long enough to be processed.
    — Vanessa Rancaño, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Learning the right lead is a matter of time in the field.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
  • For All Mankind treats the future as a matter of physics.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The two will be reuniting in the pool for UCLA in a matter of weeks.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • That means your kid can be back to bed in a matter of minutes.
    — Kelsey Kunik, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
  • There are things in life that are not a matter of opinion.
    — James Lange, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • For bats, good sleep hygiene is a matter of life and death.
    — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
  • As with many things in the awards race, this is all a matter of perception.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Since then, the inclusion of the sports has been a matter of local taste.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Some shoots are a matter of days, whereas some take months or even years.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Black Rock Desert was faced with two to three months worth of rain in just a matter of hours on Friday, Sept. 1.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Payne’s omissions and elisions turn out to be more than just a matter of the current events of 1970.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Enzymes in the bloodstream chew it up in a matter of minutes.
    — Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
  • That 2022 bill was passed in a matter of days with almost no debate.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • But the price tag to keep Diablo Canyon open is a matter of debate.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The president was pushed out by his own party in a matter of weeks.
    — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This is the second round of job cuts at the automaker within a matter of months.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
  • On the flip side, the textile industry sees more tariffs as a matter of life and death.
    — Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Three more resorts around Park City fell in a matter of minutes.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The lesson here is that what happens in combat may not be so much a matter of skill as luck.
    — Su Bacon, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
  • In a matter of hours, and now a million views, the mug shot had become a source of pride, an image to behold.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Lowering this has the potential to raise your score in a matter of weeks.
    — Antoine Sallis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Such a ruling could be delivered in a matter of weeks — or even days.
    — The Editors, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Plus, the towels were also easy to clean, with stains coming off in a matter of seconds.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The song went viral, being played millions of times online in a matter of days.
    — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That label is a matter of opinion, and there was some doubt whether the defendant even said it.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024

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