abrupt
Example Sentences
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The playwright was fascinated by Broadway star Laurette Taylor and her abrupt manner with house guests, and based Hay Fever on her family.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The universities in the legal case described the decision as "abrupt" while the National Union of Students urged the government to halt the "immediate clawback" of loans.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
A sanctioned Chinese oil tanker, the Rich Starry, masked its location for over 10 days before making an abrupt U-turn near Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
At a time when border states are firing at one another, North Korea’s abrupt friendliness—as fleeting as it may be—has lowered the temperature between two countries still technically at war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
I could tell by her abrupt manner, and the way she tapped her lorgnette against her teeth, that she was questing possibilities.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing abrupt
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