all of a sudden

Example Sentences

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“You’ll be reading someone’s Substack or blog post, and all of a sudden in the middle of a perfect paragraph, there’ll be a mistake sitting out there like a sore thumb,” said O’Bryan, 62.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“I came back and all of a sudden they knew every word to the songs,” she says with disbelief.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

"You have these peptides that could have a great biological response, but if that biological response only lasts minutes, then all of a sudden you don't have a good therapeutic," Eastman said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

“You might all of a sudden find yourself in suburbia and there is no one that you know or who looks like you,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

I felt very awkward all of a sudden, like I wasn’t in on the joke.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller