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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sharp bout of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden and intense occurrence of something, often related to illness or emotion.
Example: "After experiencing a sharp bout of anxiety, she decided to take a break and practice mindfulness."
Alternatives: "a sudden attack of" or "an intense episode of".
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A sharp bout of cold weather is forecast to hit central and eastern parts of the country, with the eastern two-thirds particularly likely to experience ice and snow showers.
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Gerardo Naranga's R100 depicts a short, sharp bout of highway violence wherein a man drops boulders from an overpass onto moving cars, finally deciding on a two-wheeler from which he shakes the bloody driver and mounts his badly injured companion as the two head off, apparently to start their own Moped Diaries.
The hip-hop duo Mango & Mathman bounced on, hurling sharp bouts of rhyming into a melting pot awash with strings, raising the stakes when Lisa Hannigan joined them to sing Deep Blue in epic Eminem-Dido style.
For some, a short bout of Tetris hits the spot.
Scot Lynsey Sharp won silver in the women's 800m at the Commonwealth Games - just hours after being on a drip following a bout of sickness.
After Sergey Karjakin v Magnus Carlsen the next bout was Karjakin v Garry Kasparov in a sharp war of words.
There is a sharp intake of breath.
This is a sharp change of attitude.
Finkelstein is a sharp critic of Israel.
"He had a sharp sense of humor.
A sharp pair of scissors.
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