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suddenly

/ˈsʌd.ən.li/adverb3 syllables

Suddenly means: quickly and without warning.

Synonyms for suddenly6

adverb, as in quickly and without warning

all of a sudden, on the spur of the moment, of a sudden, abruptly, dead, short

What does suddenly mean?1

adverb

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quickly and without warning“he stopped suddenly”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Suddenly in a sentence

  • To our surprise, our son has suddenly shot up recently.fishda
  • As he was studying, the door was suddenly flung open.CM
  • After my mother died suddenly, my father looked after me all by himself.Jesse
  • After a short visit, he suddenly stood up and said he was leaving.CK
  • Suddenly, it started to look almost nice and warm.CK
  • Strange to say, the figure went out of sight suddenly.Whiskkebarr
  • Doctors can be wrong, and some patients can suddenly improve.frpzzd
  • Suddenly, the door opened and her father entered.CK

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