Meaning of sudden in English

(Definition of sudden from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of sudden from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of sudden

sudden
Now all of a sudden we didn't have to do that.
From CNN
I knew their names, and all of a sudden, here we all are.
From NPR
She's all of a sudden more interested in me.
But you add up all of those audiences around the country and all of a sudden you can support that channel.
In reality, however, 90 percent of us will die from illness and only 10 percent from sudden death.
It's blamed for many cases of sudden death in cats and in humans, too.
And all of a sudden, it hit me.
From NPR
Then, all of a sudden, he was everywhere.
All of a sudden he started making plays all over the place.
But if there's a number in there that all of a sudden isn't making sense, you try to figure it out.
From ESPN
All of a sudden there were lots of countries wanting to switch to their own currencies.
From NPR
We had expected to see sudden climate changes.
From Phys.Org
He had been sick for months, but the end was sudden.
From NPR
And so, we all of a sudden understood.
From ABC News
People are in love with you, but then all of a sudden, they can't wait to watch you fail.
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Translations of sudden

in Chinese (Traditional)
突然的,忽然的, 意外的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
突然的,忽然的, 意外的…
in Spanish
repentino, súbito, de repente…
in Portuguese
repentino, súbito, repentino/-na…
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अचानक…
突然の, 急な, 突然(とつぜん)の…
ani, beklenmedik, apansız…
soudain/-e, soudain…
sobtat, inesperat…
plotseling…
நடக்கிறது அல்லது விரைவாகவும் எச்சரிக்கையின்றி செய்யப்படுகிறது…
(बिना चेतावनी के) अचानक…
અચાનક (ચેતવણી વિના)…
pludselig…
plötslig, oväntad…
tiba-tiba…
plötzlich…
plutselig, brå…
اچانک, ناگہانی…
раптовий, несподіваний…
అకస్మాత్తుగా…
হঠাৎ…
náhlý…
mendadak…
ทันทีทันใด…
thình lình…
nagły, gwałtowny…
갑작스런…
improvviso…
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