abrupt
Example Sentences
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While visitors once flocked to the town to enjoy its hot springs, the eruption of Mount Usu in 1977 brought tourism in the area to an abrupt halt.
From Barron's
The sort of abrupt approach that is taken is fundamentally different from what we had.
But the measures sparked outcry at home and abroad from firms facing an abrupt rise in taxes on shipments entering the US, and fuelled worries that the levies would lead to higher prices.
From BBC
"Some can be a bit abrupt but she wasn't. She was lovely and so talented."
From BBC
Still, the abrupt exodus has heightened concerns among some Western officials and analysts.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
