sudden departure

collocation in English

meaningsofsuddenanddeparture

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sudden
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌd.ən/us
/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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departure
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈpɑː.tʃər/us
/dɪˈpɑːr.tʃɚ/
the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. ...
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(Definition ofsuddenanddeparturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsudden departure

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Communication protocols must accommodate long latencies and timeouts caused by thesuddendepartureof an interlocutor or disconnection of the agent itself.
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We are not quite satisfied that hissuddendeparturefrom his lifelong tenets and his sudden adoption of new ideas, are sound.
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Why, then, have we such asuddendeparturesince that document was accepted?
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What are the new facts which have led to thissuddendeparture?
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Hence, they say, hissuddendeparture.
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He becomes acquainted with long-lost relatives and attempts to solve the mystery of his father'ssuddendeparturefrom the town decades earlier.
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The band postponed any touring dates until further notice due to thesuddendepartureand lack of a lead vocalist.
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Following thesuddendepartureof these three anchor tenants, many stores inside the mall closed as well.
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The piece was a flop, mainly because of its writer's ailing health andsuddendeparturefrom the production.
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The event made the local news, with students expressing displeasure at thesuddendeparture.
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They engaged in a feud which was never really solved because of thesuddendepartureof both securities.
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Intrigued and confused, he is eager to know the reasoning behind hersuddendepartureall those years ago.
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He remains true to his dream and, months later, after his wife'ssuddendeparture, he heads for the city.
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A rumour circulated that hersuddendeparturewas a result of a pregnancy.
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A further investigation was undertaken of specific managers which resulted in thesuddendepartureof 2 deputy principals and shortly after the principal resigned without any public comment.
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Vera continues to explain hissuddendepartureas being caused by the dogs they had with them.
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He states that she took a beer from a twelve-pack that he was drinking at the time, and describes both the beer and hersuddendepartureas a cold one.
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For example, she discussed the shamefulsuddendepartureof her husband of 23 years for another woman, the death of her beloved father, and the stillbirth of a child.
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These sudden departures forced the writing team to quickly develop characters who had previously stood in the background.
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