Read full poem →Moping along the streets, and cursing my day as I wandered,
All of a sudden my ear met the sound of an English psalm-tune,
Comfort me it did, till indeed I was very near crying.
Dictionary Entry
Suddenly, quickly.
In a Sentence
“All of a sudden I felt very hot and tired.”
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Poetry examples for “all of a sudden”
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Read full poem →Twas done from sudden pangs, in their excess,
All of a sudden raise themselves, and say,
"Father! our woes, so great, were yet the less