all of a sudden
Example Sentences
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“So all of a sudden they’re shopping across categories across items, not spearfishing for that single item that they need one by one,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"We have to be careful in both ways. We don't want to restrict them where all of a sudden we come in second to China," he told reporters in the Oval Office last week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
“It’s freewheeling a little bit. So we have to be careful in both ways. We don’t want to restrict them where all of a sudden we come in second to China.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“And the next wave comes, the next wave comes, and all of a sudden you’re capsizing,” Elfers said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Its eyes lit up all of a sudden.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
