suddenly
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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Investors suddenly see numerous areas of tech and other sectors are vulnerable to AI and its big funding needs, leading them to look elsewhere.
From Barron's
The hours had flown by, and suddenly it would be five o’clock, time for his dinner, a real, Leyla-cooked hot meal, and then all too soon it was six o’clock and he had to leave.
From Literature
Unless it was the dusty old times table chart peeling off the back wall that was suddenly fascinating her, it had to be me, I reckoned, steeling my lips against the pull of a smirk.
From Literature
Data centers in space suddenly made SpaceX—which dramatically reduced costs to reach space by pioneering reusable rockets, enabling the modern space economy—an AI company.
From Barron's
"It's not that men and women in the village have suddenly started feeling unsafe. But there is a silence that hangs over us."
From BBC
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