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.
• If not, the resulting damage could lead to an abrupt engine shutdown and aborted flight.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022
• But the arrival was abrupt and the efforts miscalculated.
  — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
• The messages, from editors and news desks, gave journalists in Paris and London an abrupt jolt.
  — Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2022
• The abrupt departure of a 19-year veteran of the company stunned the industry.
  — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2022
• The abrupt transition to remote work was smoother than adapting to the current reality, in which some people stay home and others schlep back to the office.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
• In short, Corbin has been a major star for the WWE for over a decade, so his abrupt departure was surprising to many fans.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
• This abrupt change, of course, undermines acceptance of the consumer welfare principle by foreign competition enforcers.
  — Alden Abbott, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
• The tweet about Trump put an abrupt halt to her career high.
  — Wendy Kaur, ELLE, 28 Oct. 2022
• 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
• But the influx of artifacts could come to an abrupt end one day.
  — Rick Noack, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022
• The decision that this will be the final season was abrupt.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 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
• An abrupt reversal that's likely to send the case to trial.
  — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2023
• Following his abrupt firing, Gillis was tapped as host of the Feb. 24 show.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
• Jim, on the other hand, is more abrupt and straightforward.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
• The Delta plane was able to stop safely, with the abrupt halt felt by passengers onboard.
  — Jay Blackman, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024