sudden turn

collocation in English

meaningsofsuddenandturn

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sudden
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌd.ən/us
/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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turn
noun
uk
/tɜːn/us
/tɝːn/
an opportunity or a duty to do something at a particular time or in a particular order, before or after ...
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(Definition ofsuddenandturnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsudden turn

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Mysuddenturnhad done the trick.
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There can be nosuddenturnor twist in the negotiations which would vitiate the whole matter.
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The happy-go-lucky man's life undergoes asuddenturn.
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A car driver claimed that she had to swerve due to asuddenturnby the wheelchair user and her car struck the kerb.
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The second shows no emotion to thissuddenturnof events and the film ends.
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She took a loan and bought an analog camera, making quite asuddenturn.
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The inflation problem is due to lack of increase in production, though in the last month, fortunately, there has been asuddenturnin the right direction.
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Perplexed at thissuddenturnof events, a crowd soon gathers and no one is able to resolve the issue.
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Soldiers and civilians alike wandered through the citys streets, discussing thissuddenturnof events in animated tones.
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Disillusioned by thesuddenturnof events, he crashes into a truck and sustains a serious head injury that requires a major operation.
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On the third approach to land the aircraft made asuddenturnto the left, apparently trying to line up with the runway.
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However, his condition took asuddenturnfor the worse shortly after a visit by some of his most ardent opponents.
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