abrupt change

Example Sentences

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This marks an abrupt change after the UK's warmest early-April day in 80 years on Wednesday, when temperatures peaked at 26.6C in London.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

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

"The abrupt change in the contact surface was already mentioned in the 1990s as a possible cause of adhesion hysteresis, but previous theoretical work on this was limited to simplified surface properties," explains Kumar.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2024

I don’t know if I reacted to the abrupt change of tone or not, but she immediately followed with, “I’m sorry, it’s been a very long night and I could use a cup of coffee.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken