abrupt
Example Sentences
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He inherits a race transformed by Graham Platner’s abrupt exit—and must convince voters he can harness the oysterman’s populist appeal without carrying his baggage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
As she relates in “Aging Out,” the shock of Anita’s death was a factor in Schiller’s abrupt relocation from a central New York college town to Pittsburgh, where she knew no one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"The fall for the German automakers has been really abrupt."
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Silver prices have dropped almost 50% from their record peak in January after a trading frenzy in the metal came to an abrupt end.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
I am entirely enamored, and so engrossed that I don’t see August until he comes to an abrupt stop in front of me.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing abrupt
Make a Break for It: Rupt
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This Week in Words: July 31 - August 4, 2017
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