Abruptly means In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like suddenly or short.
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Abruptly meaning
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
Example sentences (20)
The absolutist policy crippled the economy and triggered social unrest before it was abruptly abandoned in December.
The storied magazine has abruptly fired CEO Ross Levinsohn, replacing him with Manoj Bhargava of 5-Hour Energy fame.
In a turn of events, Voit abruptly shot Bailey when the deputy director went in to Voit's vacation home to negotiate.
The star baffled fans when she abruptly left the series halfway through as Eyal opened up about her exit on the show.
In December 2017, citing health issues, Ridley-Thomas' son abruptly resigned from the California State Assembly.
As Ongsa receives the unexpected invitation, she abruptly rises from her seat, visibly flustered amidst the classroom.
But he left abruptly in February after accusing a "senior politician" of being involved in corruption at Eskom.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating, because of a problem with its electrical activity.
When asked to drop the weapon, DePape abruptly swung the hammer at Mr Pelosi before being subdued by officers.
Later, she abruptly woke up after her smartwatch alarmed because her heart rate reached 178 beats per minute.
For a time it looked liked the second coming … yet, it seems as though the second coming is abruptly over.
There was massive disappointment when his loan was ended abruptly by parent club Cardiff City in January.
This plan died abruptly when civil war broke out in 2020 and many foreign investors pulled their funding.
Upon further questioning from Gaskins, Wilson abruptly cut her off and moved on to the next topic after an answer from Hayes.
But credit costs could rise abruptly, particularly for loans to Asia, if overseas interest rates stay higher for longer, it warned.
When it comes to nulling, the emission from a pulsar ceases abruptly from a few to hundreds of pulse periods before it is restored.
Musk abruptly shifted the company’s headquarters to Texas two years ago after railing about California’s Covid rules and bureaucracy.
But that is cut short when Pete lets go of the arrow, and it abruptly flies back into his neck like a magnet, forcing his gag reflex.
Beijing had abruptly cut off communication with the US military last year following then-House speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
Obviously, Milwaukee’s season ended abruptly, but that doesn’t change how impressive Ingles was.
Common combinations with abruptly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was abruptly 19×
- ended abruptly 12×
- abruptly ended 9×
- he abruptly 9×
- abruptly and 8×
- abruptly cut 7×
- then abruptly 7×
- abruptly when 7×
- and abruptly 6×
- before abruptly 5×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word abruptly. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.