abruptly

Example Sentences

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Iraq's parliament was set to elect a president on Tuesday but the vote was abruptly delayed.

From Barron's

I hadn’t thought there were any beaches close to town, given the way the land seems to abruptly end and become ocean.

From Literature

“The culprit was not U.S. economic news or Fed messaging, but rather Japanese yields. Fiscal populism on top of already very high debt/GDP issues lifted back-end JGB yields abruptly,” Purves says.

From MarketWatch

In any case, heavy call buying on the rally off the Jan. 20 lows has abruptly forced both ratios lower, and they are now on buy signals for the stock market.

From MarketWatch

U.S. jobless claims ticked slightly higher last week but remain subdued, signaling little reason to fret that the labor market has worsened abruptly.

From The Wall Street Journal