abrupt
Example Sentences
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He wrote: "Twenty years ago today, I came to an abrupt stop upside down in a Yorkshire field, convinced I was about to die."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Mainstream automakers aren’t likely to rush back into EVs without significant advancements in battery technology or an abrupt reversal of federal regulations, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Unlike modern pumas, however, these populations did not show evidence of severe inbreeding or abrupt population bottlenecks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Closer security ties among Pacific islands will also be discussed, despite the abrupt departure Monday of its proponent, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, to deal with a brewing political crisis at home.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The blare of the horns is so loud that Aurora comes to an abrupt stop halfway across the road and covers her ears.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Vocabulary lists containing abrupt
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