immediacy

Example Sentences

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When I hear the word potluck, I am transported, with a kind of olfactory immediacy, to the basement of my grandmother’s church.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Alternative statutory paths remain available to the administration, while none confer the same breadth or immediacy as IEEPA.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

“Part of what we’re trying to do is have that immediacy, like, you’re not many, many steps removed from the reader,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Colleagues speak warmly of the self-described eco-populist's "huge energy and passion" and his "immediacy and authenticity".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The abrupt, booming immediacy of his presence was too much for me to take.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt