• It was only afterwards that one of the men said there was no thunder, just a streak of lightning and the tree broke and fell.
• Emma, as if to discount the effects of the sprained ankle, ‘nonplussed her opponents… by dodging here and there with the rapidity of a streak of lightning.’
• He hadn't yet decided when a loud clap of thunder made him jump, coinciding with a streak of lightning.

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