suddenness
Example Sentences
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The yacht’s captain, James Catfield, from New Zealand, told Italian media of the suddenness of the waterspout that turned a luxury super yacht into a death trap.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
The Cuban restaurant El Cochinito and bar Bolita, sister businesses of Café Tropical, all closed with similar suddenness last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 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
The answer came to me with the suddenness of a collision.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
