sudden

Definition

  • noun: an unexpected occurrence
  • adjective: happening or coming unexpectedly
  • adjective: happening, coming, or done very quickly in a way that is usually not expected
  • synonyms: emergency, unexpected, unusual

Examples

  • There were no instances of the disease here until it 'suddenly' appeared last year.

  • The director's 'sudden' departure leaves the organization's future uncertain.

  • I was walking down the street when, 'all of a sudden', it started raining.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) He's not gonna bother these children anymore. Miss Scout, you think you could tell us what happened? I don't know. All ofa sudden somebody grabbed me, knocked me down on the ground. Jem found me then. Then Mr Ewell, I reckon, grabbed him again, and Jem hollered. Then somebody grabbed me. (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird