abrupt change

Example Sentences

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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

Traditionally, scholars viewed the MP-UP transition as an abrupt change marked by the revolutionary emergence of new cultural elements.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

Its impending arrival marks an abrupt change in the weather in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

Indeed, the abrupt change in Lady Constance’s postal fortunes was puzzling, but the answer to the puzzle had already arrived— by post, of course.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood