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Princeton's WordNet

  1. suddenly, all of a sudden, of a suddenadverb

    happening unexpectedly

    "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

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  1. of a sudden

    "Of a sudden" is a phrase used to describe an event or situation that happens unexpectedly and quickly, without any warning or preparation. It is often used interchangeably with "all of a sudden" or "suddenly."

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of of a sudden in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of of a sudden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of of a sudden in a Sentence

  1. Sarah Gregorius:

    After 2019, there was this boom of popularity and interest in the sport. And then it got really chopped at the knees because all of a sudden there was no sport, no significant women’s football on TV to really maintain that momentum, obviously that has a very direct and real impact on the players but it also has an impact on an industry that’s still trying to emerge, still trying to grow, still trying to develop. And obviously you need to have the sport visible in order for that growth to happen and that momentum to stay in place.

  2. Susan Yurkovich:

    Our fiber supply picture is declining in the province of British Columbia at a time when we're running into a picture of very strong demand, parks and protected areas are a huge piece, so it's not like you can just say all of a sudden we're going to lift up the cut. And frankly, you don't want to do that because we are an industry that is going to be around for generations if we harvest at a sustainable level. So, for the midterm, British Columbia is going to have less lumber going into the US marketplace.

  3. Donald Trump:

    Brett Kavanaugh is Brett Kavanaugh, and I am with him all the way, we'll see how it goes with the Senate, and we'll see how it goes with the vote. I think it could be -- there's a chance that this could be one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything. ... And for people to come out of the woodwork from 36 years ago, and 30 years ago, and never mentioned it, all of a sudden, it happens, in my opinion, it's totally political.

  4. Saturday Trump:

    All of a sudden a planned attack just came out of nowhere.

  5. Trevor Hollingsbee:

    It introduces a potential vulnerability where they was none before - it is a sudden new complication in an arena that China was dominating.

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