How to Use sudden in a Sentence
sudden
adjective
- She had a sudden urge to be outside.
- His death was very sudden.
- Sudden fame can be difficult to deal with.
- I was surprised by her sudden decision to quit.
- The director's sudden departure leaves the organization's future uncertain.
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The way the concrete wall brought the river to a sudden halt.
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Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Sep. 2023
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No need for Dak Prescott to sweat the sudden presence of Trey Lance.
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Jarrett Bell,
USA TODAY,
29 Aug. 2023
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The week ahead could bring a sudden change that leaves you breathless.
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Kyle Thomas,
Peoplemag,
14 Apr. 2024
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All of a sudden, the fans who had been cheering went silent as the Hersey star writhed in pain.
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Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2023
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All of a sudden the Razorbacks are up 2 scores on the road.
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Scottie Bordelon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2023
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In the movie, Lisa dies from a sudden heart attack while at a restaurant with Monk.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
Peoplemag,
22 Dec. 2023
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In the wake of her sudden loss, Robinson was inspired to become a doula.
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Rayna Reid Rayford,
Essence,
15 Feb. 2024
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All of a sudden, in November of last year, the money was gone.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2023
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There was a fold-out couch in the recovery room, and when Pesch closed it, there was a sudden, loud sound.
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Edward Chen,
STAT,
5 Apr. 2023
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All of a sudden, the thorny question has turned into a hair on fire problem.
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Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2023
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The sudden loss of sunlight has second- and third-order effects too.
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Gregory Barber,
WIRED,
13 Oct. 2023
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Then all of a sudden, over the weekend, everyone cared.
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Justin Vallejo,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2023
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The sudden visibility of AI over the past year has turned heads.
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Adam Taylor,
Washington Post,
29 Sep. 2023
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All of the sudden, things don't seem so rotten for head coach Giovanni Savarese's side.
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Cincinnati Enquirer,
The Enquirer,
21 Apr. 2023
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All of a sudden a paddle falls right on my face causing my lips to just start gushing blood.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 Apr. 2023
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Overall, the sudden rush for the exits meant that Jamaica has lost about 10 percent of its teachers in just the last two years.
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Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra,
New York Times,
24 Oct. 2023
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But for Brea, the seemingly sudden flick of a switch was defeating.
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Alexandra Koster,
refinery29.com,
20 Dec. 2023
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After being in this band for 20 years, and then all of a sudden there’s this salacious gossip.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2023
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Even the New York Times now says her sudden adoption of blood-curdling rhetoric has been an obstacle to a deal.
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Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.,
WSJ,
24 Oct. 2023
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And then all of a sudden, something rich and more textured is happening.
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Stephen Humphries,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Mar. 2023
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The impact was so severe that one passenger claimed his shirt was ripped off from the sudden pressure in the cabin.
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Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
9 Mar. 2024
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All of a sudden, the energy changed, and all these men in suits started coming into the studio.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2023
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In areas where onshore winds pile water against the coastline, a 1 to 3 foot storm surge, or sudden rise in sea level, can’t be ruled out.
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Matthew Cappucci,
Washington Post,
21 Oct. 2023
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After two days of reports circulating that the Ducks and Huskies were pushing to leave for the Big Ten, there was a sudden turnabout.
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J. Brady McCollough,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Aug. 2023
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This could produce some more bedlam for, for Cleveland if all of a sudden a huge portion of the budget is out of the control of city council.
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Laura Johnston,
cleveland,
12 July 2023
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