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‘A volley can be sudden.’

[⟨det volley.n⟩ sudden.a]

Learned by Reading

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Stoat Walking in the warmest afternoon this year has yielded yet, through slopes of whin that made the shadows luminous, and filled the slow air with its fragrance, we went down a narrow track, stone – littered, under trees which with new leaf and opening bud contrived to offer a green commentary on light; and as we wondered silent, stone by stone, on lavish spring, a sudden volley broke, a squealing terror ripped through twig and briar, as a small rabbit pawing at the air and stilting quickly thrust full into view, clenched on its rump a dark – eyed stoat was viced, shaped in its naked purpose to destroy.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

A sudden, protracted volley of puns.
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In Wikipedia:

Once in position, they took the militia by surprise with a sudden volley of shots.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

A sudden volley of shots came their way and they dropped to the ground to avoid them.
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In the British National Corpus:

A sudden volley of shots broke out, the sound no longer muffled by windows, all of which had been shattered during the night.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In a moment of absolute quiet; still wind and spotless blue skies, a sudden volley of shouts will punctuate the silence, and sure enough a gaggle of 20 or so cyclists will come spinning down the lane.
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In the British National Corpus:

Then came a sudden, dreadful volley from their left flank, from the wheel of the banqueting hall.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Antermers ducked under the sudden volley of fire, and the shots ranging into Vainglorious? tops slacked off, freeing sailors to maneuver Vainglorious with less danger.
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Queried on 2013-05-24.