suddenly dawn
Frequency: 6.03.2 per million words
for a realization to occur unexpectedly
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Examples (10)
- The terrible truth suddenly dawned on him as he looked at the empty safe.
- It suddenly dawned on me that I had left my keys in the car.
- Did it ever suddenly dawn on you that you were on the wrong career path?
- The solution has just suddenly dawned on the scientist after weeks of research.
- Then, the horrifying realization suddenly dawned: she had been lying to them all along.
- I'm sure the answer will suddenly dawn on you when you least expect it.
- And then, boom! It suddenly dawned on me where I'd seen him before.
- As he stood on the precipice, the full weight of his decision began to suddenly dawn on him.
- In the middle of the meeting, it suddenly dawns on her that she forgot to send the crucial email.
- While listening to the music, a profound idea for his novel suddenly dawned, changing the entire plot.