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Example sentences for "sudden movement"

  • Fencing) Defn: A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.

  • A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch.

  • Osmond felt a sudden movement of helpless indignation, which almost carried him away.

  • Elsa, who had sunk on the ground, clinging to Henry Fowler's knees, made a sudden movement, and held out her hands.

  • As he uttered these last words, the Indian made a sudden movement, as if to keep off some approaching object, and awoke with a start.

  • A sudden movement of the pair made Lee Wing spring back hastily, whereupon he tripped and stumbled violently against Hogg.

  • Norah turned with a sudden movement to her father, clinging to the rough serge of his coat.

  • A sudden movement of the lions behind him made the trainer glance round quickly.

  • Meynell made a sudden movement, and did not answer for a moment.

  • Meynell had raised his head with a sudden movement, and regarded her intently.

  • Then, by a sudden movement, he stooped and kissed a fold of her cloak.

  • This may also happen through a sudden movement of concupiscence, as stated above.

  • And although unbelief, in its genus, is a mortal sin, yet a sudden movement of unbelief is a venial sin, because there is no mortal sin unless it be contrary to the law of God.

  • But in respect of simple intuition, it can have an inordinate movement about Divine things, as when a man suffers a sudden movement of unbelief.

  • On the contrary, A sudden movement of unbelief is a venial sin.

  • Near a clump of sage-brush he saw a sudden movement--a rattler trying to slip away unnoticed.

  • The exclamation was called from him by a sudden movement on the part of the captor.

  • As he rode up to the porch there was a sudden movement, a rustle, a gasp of astonishment, and Mary Radford stood in the doorway looking at him.

  • Liane made a sudden movement to stay his hand, but too late.

  • Next instant she started, her lips held tight together as she drew herself up unsteadily with a sudden movement.

  • Then, with a sudden movement, she cast herself upon her bed, burying her face in the lace-edged pillow, and bursting into a torrent of passionate tears.

  • With a sudden movement he put his head into the slip-knot and pulled at the rope until the noose gripped his neck.

  • Gerard raised his fist with a sudden movement.

  • With a sudden movement, Lupin caught him by the wrist: "Not a word.

  • Then Percy, by a sudden movement, turned from the others, went to the open window that looked over Rome, and leaned there with his elbows on the sill, looking.

  • Oliver did not seem to hear; he lifted the flimsy printed sheets with a sudden movement, and began turning them.

  • She made no answer, but she was conscious of a sudden movement--was it of terror?

  • Then, with a sudden movement, and without having looked at it, he put Boringdon's back on the ledge of the prie-dieu.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sudden movement" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    fresh manure; little orange; mail coaches; may see; personal dignity; rebel cavalry; snow fell; still didn; sudden burst; sudden desire; sudden fear; sudden flash; sudden halt; sudden impulse; sudden movement; sudden onset; sudden start; sudden stop; sudden turn; suddenly exclaimed; suddenly heard; suddenly occurred; suddenly said; suddenly stopped; suddenly thought; when asked