How to Use abrupt in a Sentence

abrupt

adjective

• The road came to an abrupt end.
• There was an abrupt change in the weather.
• The storm caused an abrupt power failure.
• She has an abrupt manner.
• Just like that, a vibrant new chapter in rock history was brought to an abrupt end.
  — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 19 Jan. 2023
• The shooting was an abrupt end to the whirlwind life of one of the rap world’s most polarizing artists.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
• The abrupt switch comes naturally to this group of people never asked to account for their actions.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
• There are long inner monologues but also abrupt flashbacks and dreamlike adventures that are told in other ways.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2023
• The job cuts mark an abrupt end to a period of rapid hiring in the tech sector that coincided with the economic boom amid the pandemic.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2023
• That came to an abrupt halt in September, when the Fed’s cost of operations started to outstrip its earnings.
  — John Greenwood, National Review, 30 Jan. 2023
• The abrupt and mysterious end to a relationship brought about by ghosting can lead to confusion about who or what was responsible for it.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
• The best thing for the housing market would be a gradual decline in mortgage rates rather than an abrupt decline, according to McBride.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024
• The abrupt halt in scientific exploration due to these fears represents a lost potential, leaving unanswered questions about the benefits that psychedelics might have offered to mental health treatment.
  — Milan Kordestani, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
• The abrupt spell — like one at the U.S. Capitol in July — happened in front of the cameras.
  — Neil Vigdor, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
• Primo’s season came to an abrupt end when he was waived by the Spurs on Oct. 28.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 11 Apr. 2023
• This is an abrupt change from the past two years of wet monsoons that brought record-breaking rain to the state.
  — Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023
• During an abrupt stop, Cox was thrown headfirst into the back wall of the van.
  — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 8 June 2023
• That abrupt change is a clear symptom that something is wrong.
  — Nicole Wetsman, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2023
• The change will be abrupt after the warm and sunny spell over the holiday.
  — Michelle Apon, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2023
• Many passengers had already left the plane when the tail took an abrupt dip.
  — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2023
• The longest North drive by yardage was the 59-yard drive that concluded with the game’s abrupt ending.
  — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2023
• The decision that this will be the final season was abrupt.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
• An abrupt reversal that's likely to send the case to trial.
  — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2023
• Jim, on the other hand, is more abrupt and straightforward.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
• No spoilers, but the ending, which is both vague and abrupt, suggests a problem of scope.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
• Which makes the enterprise subject to abrupt changes of fortune.
  — Peter S. Goodman Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• But that high came to an abrupt end with a mediocre steak dinner at a Best Western sports bar.
  — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
• It’s been an abrupt shift as the Fed’s meeting approaches.
  — Simon Moore, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• The abrupt closure of St. Joseph Catholic School is prompting the community to fight back.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 July 2023
• The abrupt ending of walking off the mat proved difficult.
  — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 16 June 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024