suddenness
Example Sentences
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“But the level of flooding and the suddenness and catastrophic impacts of it could very well be replicated in California,” Swain said during a media briefing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
By now she knows that life can end with terrible suddenness.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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
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
There was something bewildering, even shocking, about the suddenness of their discovery.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
