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All of a sudden

Sudden \Sud"den\, n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.

All of a sudden, On a sudden, Of a sudden, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.

How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost!
--Milton.

He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden.
--Thackeray.

Wiktionary
all of a sudden

adv. (context set phrase colloquial English) suddenly, quickly. alt. (context set phrase colloquial English) suddenly, quickly.

WordNet
all of a sudden
  1. adv. without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" [syn: all at once]

  2. happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" [syn: suddenly, of a sudden]

Wikipedia
All of a Sudden (album)

All of a Sudden was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fifth album, released in 1982. It was his first of three albums with Geffen Records.

All of a Sudden (1996 film)

All of a Sudden is a 1996 Hong Kong crime mystery film directed by Herman Yau and starring Simon Yam and Irene Wan.

All of a Sudden (2016 film)

All of a Sudden is a 2016 German drama film directed by Aslı Özge. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.

All of a Sudden

All of a Sudden can refer to:

  • All of a Sudden (album), an album by John Hiatt
  • All of a Sudden (1996 film), a 1996 Hong Kong film
  • All of a Sudden (2016 film), a 2016 German film

Usage examples of "all of a sudden".

She saw her friend striding confidently toward her across the polished agate floor of the Library and, all of a sudden, felt the need to urinate.

He thought: I sure got my eyes open all of a sudden to what kind of a lug I am.

We saw the bubble inflate and stay that way for a while, and we saw it deflate all of a sudden.

I nearly tore my obi laughing, but then all of a sudden she stumbled right off the curb into a busy intersection just as a car came zooming along.

I was in the kitchen behind the basketball court preparing the Koolaid and cookies when all of a sudden I felt a hand under my crotch from behind.

Meekin, despite the halo of sanctity which he felt should surround him, found his gentility melt all of a sudden.

I spotted him standing there, then all of a sudden he lurched forward and over.

His body was incapable of enduring such shocks, and all of a sudden he tumbled over in a faint that resembled death.

Pray tell me, Lady Bellaston, who is this blazing star which you have produced among us all of a sudden?