abrupt
Example Sentences
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Ominous headlines and abrupt u-turns about trade wars and actual wars make executives more cautious too.
Like other countries around the region, Iraq has become engulfed in the war, bringing to an abrupt end a period of nascent stability.
From Barron's
As one of the corporation's high profile names, his abrupt departure is a fresh blow for the BBC - the last for the current director general Tim Davie, who leaves the corporation later this week.
From BBC
Deadwood’s abrupt silence felt, to some, like a terrible omen.
From Literature
North Korea's abrupt border closure in 2020 stranded many of them abroad for years, and Pyongyang later beefed up defences along the frontier to dissuade illegal crossings.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
