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

What exactly "running the country" actually means is unclear, but the pledge represents an abrupt change of course for the president, rife with contradictions and daunting obstacles.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

These levels do not operate independently, so the flow of information may be treated as a multilevel network with nodes, which may give rise to an abrupt change.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024

An “epiphany,” in case you have yet to have one, is when someone encounters truths about life with which they were previously unfamiliar, thus sparking an abrupt change of perspective.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood