abruptness
Example Sentences
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Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education — which represents 1,600 universities and colleges — said many of his members were taken aback by the abruptness of the action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2025
Because of the abruptness of this breakup, you might have been left blaming yourself.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023
This was in, this was out with whiplash-like abruptness.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2023
A pickup in correlations between individual stocks also has added to the abruptness of the moves.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2022
The abruptness of her tears, the way they gushed out of her, startled Ugwu.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing abruptness
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