The French working class also has a tradition of sudden quasi-general strikes.

With a sudden, close strike of lightning, Kahlan sat up straight.

And my father recently warned me to expect a sudden strike.

Chariots were not able to launch sudden strikes, because they made too much noise.

Rubberneck; the sudden strike, the clout on his ear.

To his credit, the man's companion did not freeze in reaction to Taurik's sudden preemptive strike.

"I kept looking for a sudden strike," Lyons admitted.

Then, abruptly, the attacks began - sudden strikes from concealment.

Moving silently, the assassin worked his way around the back of the trio, thinking to even up the odds with a sudden strike.

The intifada is over, for the time being, and the Old City's street stalls are no longer subject to sudden strikes.