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Meanings of startling suddenness in English

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Usage of startling suddenness in English
1
Yet he clung in his place until the fight ended with startling suddenness.
Alcatraz
2
The catastrophe came gradually, yet at the end with startling suddenness.
Possessed
3
Here with startling suddenness both he and the camel vanished away.
The Ivory Child
4
The bear stood up with startling suddenness and reached for me.
The Young Forester
5
The announcement of Ivan Petrofsky came to Tom with startling suddenness.
Tom Swift and His Air Glider; Or, Seeking the Platinum Treasure
6
At this moment a single rifle-shot rang out with startling suddenness.
Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War
7
Before the uplifted arm could descend the figure of Lapierre disappeared with startling suddenness.
The Gun-Brand
8
He appeared before the father and daughter with startling suddenness.
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
9
After about twenty miles, however, he ran with startling suddenness into a tropical storm.
Round the World in Seven Days
10
With startling suddenness his vague notions of leaving home were crystallized into a resolve.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
11
Thus, with startling suddenness, a great company of workmen was assembled at the Mill.
Helen of the Old House
12
Rilla slept until eight o'clock the next morning and then wakened with startling suddenness.
Rilla of Ingleside
13
He rose with a startling suddenness, and an unusual pallor.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
14
Anne's white face and big eyes appeared over the bedclothes with a startling suddenness.
Anne of Green Gables
15
At times, even then, it blazed up with startling suddenness.
The Story of a Pioneer
16
Pamela, after all her hesitation, seemed to make up her mind with startling suddenness.
The Pawns Count
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