immediacy

Example Sentences

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Plain language, ordinary intimacies—Ebert’s directness makes it possible to feel the moment with nearly the same unbearable immediacy that Penn creates in the film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

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

In stark contrast to two nights ago, when I felt Peeta was a million miles away, I'm struck by his immediacy now.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins