suddenly
happening unexpectedly
How often you will meet it
Rank 316 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 64,212 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.031% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- happening unexpectedly also: all of a sudden, of a sudden suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side
- quickly and without warning also: abruptly, short, dead he stopped suddenly
- on impulse; without premeditation also: on the spur of the moment he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the momenthe made up his mind suddenly
suddenly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Like a shot animal he suddenly began to run.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Then the door handle suddenly turned, and he stepped in.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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No," growing suddenly quite grave, "you will have to guess again.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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He rose to his feet with the resolution and crouched suddenly, listening hard.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1