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

"The loss of Antarctic sea ice is another abrupt change that has a whole range of knock-on effects, including making the floating ice shelves around Antarctica more susceptible to wave-driven collapse," she said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

The abrupt change of direction and Melyngar’s heaving burst of speed threw Taran off balance.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander