suddenness

Example Sentences

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The suddenness and severity of the action against Anthropic appear to have crossed a line for major tech companies.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The suddenness and thoroughness of the change “lets us seriously question whether the meeting of populations was one of love and peace and admixture,” Willerslev says.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024

Analysis: “The suddenness and opacity surrounding Qin’s dismissal demonstrates the volatility that has now become a feature of China’s political system,” said Jude Blanchette of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Some philanthropy observers see in these gifts a focus on the future born of the suddenness with which the pandemic and racial reckoning turned society upside down.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Quite probably Zooey hadn’t intended to send his razor crashing into the wastebasket but had merely brought his left hand down with such suddenness and violence that the razor got away from him.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger