Examples

"a sudden storm" "a sudden decision" "a sudden cure"

Used in print

This was the first word from Jensen on his sudden walkout .

In_a_sense , the showdown promised by Mr._Hammarskjold 's sudden and tragic death has been avoided ; no precedents have been set as_yet ; structurally , the U.N. is still fluid , vulnerable to the pressures that its new and enlarged membership are bringing_to_bear upon it .

But , in denying any physical reality for this dream , how could the brain possibly compose that realistic , vividly visual continuity uninterrupted by misty fadeout , violent break or sudden substitution ?

But it is characteristic of him , we are told , `` his little artifice '' , to be able to introduce `` into a fairly vulgar and humorous piece of hackwork a sudden phrase of genuine creative art '' .

Ahead there was a stirring of sudden movement at a crossroads .

Related terms

gradual abrupt sharp unexpected fulminant explosive fast