all of a sudden
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"It's a funny thing to see someone that you have watched their serve on TV for so many years, and then all of a sudden that serve is coming at you," he explained.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
"We were recording in an office and all of a sudden the table moved and we all looked at each other," Ruiz told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
No one ever necessarily thought of him as a heartthrob and all of a sudden I’ve heard, I’ve seen some things on Threads or whatnot, and they’re like, “Oh girl, I didn’t know Steve Carell...”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
“People were playing memory, and then all of a sudden they were playing semicap, and then they were playing optical, and then power settings, and then CPUs,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Maybe Susan and Mike would even want him back if Fred all of a sudden became a famous dog.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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