abruptly
adverb
abrupt·ly
ə-ˈbrəp(t)-lē 
: in an abrupt manner : in a sudden and unexpected way
He left abruptly.
The car swerved abruptly onto the exit ramp.
Her career as a psychologist ended abruptly several years ago when a hacker broke into some of her private client files and made them public …—
Michael Logan
Michael LoganThe small, rocky Anacapa Island [California] has steep cliffs which rise abruptly from the ocean on almost every side …—David J. Rutherford
David J. Rutherford
Examples of abruptly in a Sentence
the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
Recent Examples on the Web
Listen to this article Friday’s scheduled meeting of the state task force studying sites for the first Florida Museum of Black History was abruptly postponed, dealing a blow to Eatonville’s fading hopes to be the museum’s home.
—Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Loading your audio article A former senior adviser to Harlem Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs alleges in a new lawsuit that the uptown politician abruptly and illegally fired him last summer, a day before he was set to undergo amputation surgery related to diabetes.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
As Mitchell starts talking to a woman nearby, the man on the ground, later identified as 35-year-old Mustafa Mohamed, reveals a handgun — and the video abruptly ends.
—Michael Goldberg, Twin Cities, 21 June 2024
Less than six months later on May 31, Hayes abruptly reversed course and signed a rest-of-season contract with Vegas.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
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Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Loading your audio article A former senior adviser to Harlem Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs alleges in a new lawsuit that the uptown politician abruptly and illegally fired him last summer, a day before he was set to undergo amputation surgery related to diabetes.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
As Mitchell starts talking to a woman nearby, the man on the ground, later identified as 35-year-old Mustafa Mohamed, reveals a handgun — and the video abruptly ends.
—Michael Goldberg, Twin Cities, 21 June 2024
Less than six months later on May 31, Hayes abruptly reversed course and signed a rest-of-season contract with Vegas.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abruptly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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