abrupt appearance
Frequency: 5.04.2 per million words
Used to describe someone or something appearing suddenly.
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Examples (20)
- The figure's abrupt appearance in the doorway startled everyone.
- The chairman's abrupt appearance at the meeting silenced the room.
- The plot twisted with the abrupt appearance of a long-lost brother.
- We were unprepared for the abrupt appearance of a huge pothole on the highway.
- He was worried by the abrupt appearance of a rash on his arm.
- Her doctor was concerned by the abrupt appearance of a rash on her arm.
- The abrupt appearance of the sun from behind the clouds warmed our faces.
- The abrupt appearance of storm clouds forced us to cancel the picnic.
- Her solution to the problem was the result of an abrupt appearance of insight.
- The driver swerved to avoid the deer after its abrupt appearance from the woods.
- Scientists are still debating the cause of the abrupt appearance of complex life forms during the Cambrian explosion.
- The narrative was disrupted by the villain's abrupt appearance in the final act.
- The abrupt appearance of a new icon on my desktop confused me.
- The company's stock plummeted following the abrupt appearance of a financial scandal.
- The abrupt appearance of obstacles on the road forced the driver to swerve.
- His abrupt appearance at the door late at night was unsettling.
- His abrupt appearance at the formal dinner party raised many questions among the guests.
- The abrupt appearance of an error message indicated a serious system failure.
- We were surprised by the cat's abrupt appearance on the windowsill.
- Historians still debate the reasons for the civilization's abrupt appearance in the archaeological record.