sudden outburst

collocation in English

meaningsofsuddenandoutburst

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sudden
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌd.ən/us
/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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outburst
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊt.bɜːst/us
/ˈaʊt.bɝːst/
a sudden forceful expression of emotion, ...
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(Definition ofsuddenandoutburstfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsudden outburst

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We know no more about it than we did before thesuddenoutbursttook place.
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I do not know why there is thissuddenoutburstof interest.
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I am at a loss to explain thissuddenoutburstof indignation about the lack of consultation.
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It is often thesuddenoutburstof misplaced or ill-planned structures which calls attention to the need for more effective planning.
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There is thesuddenoutburstof temper followed immediately by genial good will and happy comradeship, and it brings out in some subtle way the best that there is.
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It refers to asuddenoutburstof aggression, and during the episode the person may see or hear things that aren't really there.
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Carmel is left dumbstruck at thesuddenoutburst, but this is only a small taster of what is to come in the following months.
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Occasionally a comet may experience a huge andsuddenoutburstof gas and dust, during which the size of the coma greatly increases for a period of time.
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There are these sudden outbursts of temper on the part of people who have been in prison, perhaps for a considerable time.
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This leads the women into sudden outbursts of wild dancing.
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This chase punctuated by sudden outbursts of violence is also another opportunity for him to criticize contemporary social woes.
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Anthony's sudden outbursts of rage when he would mess up on the show did not help much in fueling his co-worker's produced nickname.
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