suddenness

Example Sentences

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The suddenness of the surprise election campaign meant it would be "difficult to withstand the rigours of an all-out election campaign, a campaign that I'd always wish to lead from the front," he added.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

The suddenness and thoroughness of the change “lets us seriously question whether the meeting of populations was one of love and peace and admixture,” Willerslev says.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024

“We’re talking about it and just kind of sharing the impact of the suddenness of a loss like that,” Carroll said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Analysis: “The suddenness and opacity surrounding Qin’s dismissal demonstrates the volatility that has now become a feature of China’s political system,” said Jude Blanchette of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

In consequence we alighted at the little community of Milo, twenty miles to the south, on unsteady legs and blinking at the suddenness with which our circumstances had changed.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson