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The phrase "a thunderbolt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to describe a sudden realization, shock, or impactful event.
Example: "When she received the news of her promotion, it felt like a thunderbolt had struck her, leaving her momentarily speechless."
Alternatives: "a bolt from the blue" or "a sudden shock".
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It was like a thunderbolt!
A Thunderbolt port as well.
After the showers, a thunderbolt.
Sometimes love arrives like a thunderbolt.
The referee's revelations were a thunderbolt.
John Landgraf's comments arrived like a thunderbolt.
Others described the board's decision as a thunderbolt.
Decisive as ever, he returned to France like a thunderbolt.
Martine Aubry, the Socialist Party leader, called it a "thunderbolt".
The news struck the Capitol with a thunderbolt Thursday afternoon.
I knew a thunderbolt had happened in my life.
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