abrupt
Example Sentences
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Chip makers, including Intel, Micron and AMD, closed Monday on their worst two-session skid since March, an abrupt halt to a torrid weekslong rally.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The deal, which has not yet closed, represented an abrupt change of course for TMTG.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
But this year felt different for some, after the abrupt cancellation of the Long Beach Pride Festival hours before it was set to kick off.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
A fish and chip shop owner says he is installing self-service tills to protect staff from customers with "abrupt" questions about price rises.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
With a great whinnying, the herd came to an abrupt stop, rearing and snorting.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing abrupt
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