abrupt
Example Sentences
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The abrupt halt is "like someone kicking you in the chest", says Callin.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Add to that additional rate hikes by the Fed and Bank of England until the year-end, and the bull market in equities could come to an abrupt end sooner than many expect,” Klement said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The dearth of new models is a direct hangover from the industry’s shift to EVs and its abrupt pullback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
This is a game when the Scotland goal drought needs to end and the run of games without a win needs to be brought to be an abrupt conclusion.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Clearly something big and abrupt, and probably cataclysmic, had produced this arresting spike.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing abrupt
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