sudden arrival

collocation in English

meaningsofsuddenandarrival

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sudden
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌd.ən/us
/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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arrival
noun
uk
/əˈraɪ.vəl/us
/əˈraɪ.vəl/
the fact of ...
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(Definition ofsuddenandarrivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsudden arrival

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After theirsuddenarrival, refugees encountered social and economic difficulties.
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If earlier my heart needed to breathe and be refreshed, it needs that even more now with thesuddenarrivalof so many spirits, which are warm by nature.
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So there is no sort of resentment about thesuddenarrivalof the official in that case.
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Therefore, asuddenarrival—obviously accidental because no fish farmer wants to lose fish, but they are just careless—should be prevented as far as possible.
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But what is equally serious and dangerous is thesuddenarrivalof the cars and minibuses often in quiet residential areas and commercial districts.
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Thesuddenarrivalof the possibility of peace will obscure the better judgment of many, unless the snags of a premature peace have been drummed in again and again.
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However, the victim believed the bear was actually after berries and was simply startled by the boyssuddenarrival.
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The controller announces thesuddenarrivalof a plane.
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She is surprised at hissuddenarrivalon the station.
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He attributes this to thesuddenarrivalof winter.
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