all of a sudden

Example Sentences

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"It's a funny thing to see someone that you have watched their serve on TV for so many years, and then all of a sudden that serve is coming at you," he explained.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“We’ve been having this conversation for 50 years. Why is it all of a sudden a problem now?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“Our companies have pricing power but have never used it because it was seen as un-Japanese to raise prices. Now, all of a sudden, it is acceptable,” says Heck.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“People were playing memory, and then all of a sudden they were playing semicap, and then they were playing optical, and then power settings, and then CPUs,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

I was standing there dully, wondering where I’d put the box, when all of a sudden I became aware that Francis was immediately behind me, and I turned around.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt