abruptly

adverb

abrupt·ly ə-ˈbrəp(t)-lē

Synonyms of abruptly next

: 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

The small, rocky Anacapa Island [California] has steep cliffs which rise abruptly from the ocean on almost every side …—

David J. Rutherford

Examples of abruptly in a Sentence

the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it

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But the state put the idea on hold in December after the school board abruptly opted to temporarily stop pursuing it. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025 The movie was scheduled for release on April 12, 2019 but was abruptly removed from the release schedule in March 2018. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Campaigning abruptly halted, and the usual calendar of awards-season events evaporated. —

Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025 The order comes after TikTok abruptly shut down in the U.S. over the weekend, only to sputter back to life, based on assurances from Trump. —

Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for abruptly