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The phrase "a bolt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in various contexts, such as referring to a fastener or in idiomatic expressions like "a bolt from the blue."
Example: "He felt like he had been struck by a bolt of lightning when he heard the unexpected news."
Alternatives: "a fastener" or "a sudden shock".
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It's a bolt.
"A bolt of lightning".
His was a bolt from the blue.
A bolt of lightning cracked and flashed.
"We tried scissors, we tried a bolt cutter," Aldrete said.
Suddenly a bolt of lightning cleaves the air.
Krygier's observations were a bolt of lightning for me.
A bolt of clarifying pain arrived: broken, in the fall.
A bolt at Dunbar did for East Coast Trains.
Had it launched a "bolt from the blue" attack?
"This was totally a bolt from the blue," Mueller said.
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