all of a sudden

Example Sentences

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Then all of a sudden, we were brilliant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"We shouldn't expect Hungary to become super pro-Ukraine membership all of a sudden," said a second senior EU diplomat.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“Traders don’t want to get caught in a situation where, all of a sudden, the the president declares victory and the bombing ends, and then the market just shoots way higher,” Smith told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

"I was in the garden two years before hitting the ball against my nan's wall pretending to be Michael and all of a sudden I'm playing alongside him."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

She was looking quite pink all of a sudden.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood