Sentence examples for as a thunderbolt from inspiring English sources

Others described the board's decision as a thunderbolt.

The proposal, which has drawn little public discussion, is seen as a thunderbolt by some veteran primary watchers.

When her father Jean-Marie Le Pen did just this in 2002, it came as a thunderbolt of shock.

"Each one symbolizes something," McQuilkan said, pointing out weapons in Durga's hands, such as a thunderbolt and a flame.

"He was someone who tapped into many generations of actors," Fremaux said on French radio, describing the director's death as "a thunderbolt".

France's former Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin described the latest developments as a "thunderbolt," and the news fuelled speculation among Strauss-Kahn's allies that he could eventually return to politics.

The Mini is much thinner than the other members of the Drobo family and supports Thunderbolt as well as USB 3.0.

Then I heard, "Kiss lots of boys, or kiss lots of girls if that's what you're into," and it was as if a thunderbolt had struck!

That night, Natacha dreamed of shooting him down with a thunderbolt as he begged for mercy.

Last season, Andrés Iniesta tilted a semi-final with a thunderbolt as the sands of stoppage time had almost run out.

The last time I howled was a year after my father died, and it came suddenly like a thunderbolt as I was cycling through Victoria Park.