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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Immediately ostracized by the students for her green pigmentation, Elphaba explodes with fury when her sister is abruptly removed from her care. —

Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 Emotions run high after Maggie discovers Nick's affair with Alice, but their tense conversation is abruptly interrupted when their daughter Isla finds Alice placing Max in the bathtub. —

Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 The breakup rumors get real when Fox abruptly unfollows Kelly on Instagram and deletes all her pictures with him. —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024 The mission just completely changed, abruptly changed…. —

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