abrupt change

Example Sentences

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The deal, which has not yet closed, represented an abrupt change of course for TMTG.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 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

For the elder of the two musicians, it marked an abrupt change of plans.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

All the preceding night and day, I had been in a sort of daze, brought on by the abrupt change in my circumstances.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood