abrupt

Example Sentences

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As one of the corporation's high profile names, his abrupt departure is a fresh blow for the BBC - the last for the current director general Tim Davie, who leaves the corporation later this week.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

North Korea's abrupt border closure in 2020 stranded many of them abroad for years, and Pyongyang later beefed up defences along the frontier to dissuade illegal crossings.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

“Bridgerton” Season 4 concluded with Francesca dealing with the sudden death of her husband, played by Victor Alli, as well as Michaela’s abrupt decision to leave London, despite her promise to stay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

In a filing, the Justice Department accepted a court’s appointment of Robert Frazer as head of New Jersey’s U.S. attorney’s office, an abrupt reversal of its assertion that courts have no such power.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

Looking about her in her abrupt, rather masculine way.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier