sudden

Example Sentences

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She can’t expect a sudden polling Surge™ the more people get to know her, since everyone in the state already knows her well.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The research looks at the risks they pose and how climate change is reshaping when and where these sudden events occur.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Ponder also the sudden ubiquity of advertisements for personal-injury law firms that promise to get their clients ample reward for damages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Then all of a sudden, we were brilliant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He opened to the reading in Jeremiah where we had left off the night before, then with sudden inspiration passed the Bible across the table to Meyer.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom