abruptness
Example Sentences
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Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education — which represents 1,600 universities and colleges — said many of his members were taken aback by the abruptness of the action.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025
The abruptness of the change means that many people aren’t yet acclimated to warmer weather, and will be at increased risk of heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023
Because of the abruptness of this breakup, you might have been left blaming yourself.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2023
This was in, this was out with whiplash-like abruptness.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2023
He almost started at my sudden and strange abruptness: he looked at me astonished.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing abruptness
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