abrupt change

Example Sentences

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The reason for the abrupt change wasn’t specified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

It isn’t so much the earnings, but excitement about the airline’s guidance for 2026 that is behind the analysts’ abrupt change of heart.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

For the elder of the two musicians, it marked an abrupt change of plans.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Traditionally, scholars viewed the MP-UP transition as an abrupt change marked by the revolutionary emergence of new cultural elements.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

The abrupt change of subject made the old lady raise her eyebrows.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie