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Sentence count:185+12Posted:2016-09-15Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: curthastyshortsuddenunexpectedSimilar words: interruptcorruptionbrushfabricbrutalat home and abroadtear upclear upMeaning: [ə'brʌpt]  adj. 1. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions 2. exceedingly sudden and unexpected 3. extremely steep 4. surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner. 
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61) But she suffered a setback when a bout of glandular fever looked like bringing her season to an abrupt halt.
62) But there was no abrupt re-orientation of government spending towards the urban cores from 1977 to 1979.
63) In the past the yaw damper has occasionally moved sharply, causing abrupt plane movements.
64) Nothing could be more abrupt than the transition from childhood to school.
65) However, this great satirical onslaught on the Royal Family came to an abrupt end.
66) All this came to an abrupt end following an explosion on one of his sites.
67) Messner describes abrupt recurrences, rapid shifts of symptoms, and hallucinations in relatively untroubled personalities as supportive of complex partial seizures.
68) We reached the border gate at half past four and when we did, the bus came to an abrupt stop.
69) His new boss was abrupt and didn't seem interested in his proposals.
69) Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
70) I wanted everything to advance at its own pace-no abrupt moves, no premature gestures.
71) The fourth day dawned, and wore through its hours of abrupt rain and mild, blustering wind.
72) There has been an abrupt shift in the government thinking regarding these issues.
73) And then she realised that the hoof beats of his horse had come to an abrupt stop.
74) Such beliefs, coinciding with the growing phenomenon of abrupt cessation of full-time employment, encouraged the growth of the preparation-for-retirement movement.
75) It was, however, an apt symbol for the abrupt end of her government's honeymoon.
76) The transition was so abrupt that it took her by surprise.
77) David filled her dreams; the ecstasy of their lovemaking, and the pain and bewilderment of his abrupt departure.
78) Policy analysis needs to be concerned with a flow of interrelated policies, with abrupt changes of direction a comparatively rare occurrence.
79) It comes to an abrupt end at a field of dirt, bulldozed to make room for a subdivision.
80) With a little grunt, he returned to his cooking and she regretted her abrupt refusal.
81) One of his more excessive claims was that the abrupt ending of a relationship could be more damaging than bereavement.
82) We chatted about Guantanamo, me with the long questions and he with the short, abrupt answers.
83) Instead, he picked up the questionnaire and made an abrupt exit with-out saying a word.
84) In the finale the abrupt changes of pace were contrasted to always good musical effect.
85) The Romantic plays increase the interrogations, apostrophes, abrupt interruptions, exclamations and leaders that were so evident in sentimental comedy.
86) There may be a gradual or prolonged build-up of the episode rather than the abrupt onset typical of an epileptic seizure.
87) Undaunted, she added more track to make the incline less steep and the ending less abrupt.
88) Then, with an abrupt crash and spray and a strong beating of wings, the bird broke from cover.
89) It has a shorter, more abrupt mould-board, which breaks the furrow but does not bury rubbish so cleanly.
90) With the abrupt economic slowdown, credit card companies expect more delinquencies and bankruptcies.
More similar words: interruptcorruptionbrushfabricbrutalat home and abroadtear upclear upcover upcheer upup tolimber upenter uponup to nowcome up toadd up toface up tolead up tostand up toup to datelive up tomeasure up to
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