suddenness

Example Sentences

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But the suddenness and severity of the 11 January storm shocked many of them.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

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

Then came the long silence, the waiting, the listening, and at last, with surprising suddenness came the leap and the swish of the net.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl