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all of a sudden

 
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sudden
part of speech: phrase
definition: When something happens all of a sudden, it happens without warning, and it usually surprises people or even shocks them.
All of a sudden, there was a streak of lightning, and heavy rain started to pour down.All of a sudden, we heard this loud bang and we got really scared.