immediacy

Example Sentences

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That may have been a result of the weather, but it also gave the concert an immediacy that more painstakingly scripted shows lack.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

And here in the U.S., a tone of immediacy, a sense of urgency, was present throughout the holiday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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

Pauline Hawthorne’s work, she learned, was known for its immediacy and its intimacy, for interrogating images of femininity and identity.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng