Want to use Suddenly correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like abruptly or short.

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Suddenly in a sentence

Suddenly | Sudden | Suddenness

Suddenly meaning

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

Synonyms of Suddenly

of a sudden abruptly short dead

Example sentences (20)

All that rhetoric about being against anything mutant suddenly flew out the window when it appealed to their greed.

But to everyone's surprise, the fight that began with a private matter came to light and turned suddenly physical.

And vaccinations, which Mr. DeSantis suddenly began recommending again in late July, took weeks to confer protection.

Authorities cautioned other residents who were suddenly seeing smoke due to shifting winds to avoid the outdoors.

As he gets ever nearer to the bull's sharp horns, suddenly the behemoth strikes, tossing the 28-year-old into the air.

Back in March we reported that Tomahawk Steakhouse had suddenly closed its Newgate Street venue after just six months.

A male officer then exits the car and walks towards the allegedly stolen vehicle which then suddenly reverses.

An Action on the Zeedijk in Hilversum customer told RTL Nieuws that the self-scanning kiosks suddenly no longer existed.

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An onlooker and fellow lifesaver, David Price, saw him suddenly dive into the pool and pull a young girl to the surface.

After years and years of public indifference and ridicule, “Sexy Jarvis” and the band were suddenly an overnight success.

AFC supporter, dedicated postman, and much-loved dad, Stuart died suddenly on September 14 at the age of 57.

But that's how notes work, and I'm not going to suddenly stop taking them because I'm the head of a studio.

A little boy Griffin suddenly wakes up in a strange new world with a living teddy bear Birly by his side.

At one point I was gently paddling downstream by myself in the kayak but suddenly saw one of our storage containers float by.

But things certainly got worse when, mid-song, Ocean suddenly announced that the show was over, less than an hour after it began.

Back when it was still James Watt College it was a saviour when his life was suddenly left in ruins.

Being warmer, it is suddenly capable of taking up some of the extra humidity from inside your house.

According to the Audio Money crooner, everybody had suddenly turned to a blogger over the issue and were feeding off Tiwa’s mishap.

All those public services that were cut to the bone were suddenly ‘essential front-line services’.

As with Mr. Dhillon, Justin Martin’s first indication that his financial life was suddenly frozen came when he tried to pay for food.

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Common combinations with suddenly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • died suddenly 13×
  • then suddenly
  • was suddenly
  • and suddenly
  • suddenly in
  • suddenly the
  • to suddenly
  • suddenly on
  • but suddenly
  • will suddenly

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "suddenly" in a sentence?
An example: "All that rhetoric about being against anything mutant suddenly flew out the window when it appealed to their greed." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "suddenly" from real English texts.
What does "suddenly" mean?
Suddenly means: Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
What are synonyms of "suddenly"?
Common synonyms of "suddenly" include: of a sudden, abruptly, short, dead.
How many example sentences with "suddenly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "suddenly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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