Synonym: dead, short, suddenly. Similar words: abrupt, rupture, disrupt, bankrupt, interrupt, bankruptcy, corruption, interruption. Meaning: [ə'brʌptlɪ] adv. quickly and without warning.
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(91) She lingered for a moment, uncertain what to do, then turned on her heel and left abruptly.
(92) At that point, the solemn political discussion between Eleanor and young Joe ended abruptly, and Eleanor hurried off to bed.
(93) Miller resigned abruptly after Hallinan publicly criticized her for failing to report the incident to him in a timely manner.
(94) Following the path around a bush, we halted as abruptly as if we had seen a ghost.
(95) Frequent correspondence from Charles Atcher had stopped abruptly in 1987.
(96) And when I said nothing more, she abruptly changed the subject.
(97) Lord's connection with his ground ceased rather abruptly in 1825.
(98) If you miss out on shooting a closing shot because of this, the recording will seem to end rather abruptly.
(99) Abruptly the window slid upwards and the car shot forward, forcing the man outside to take a hasty step back.
(100) In 1564 he abruptly withdrew from Moscow and threatened to abdicate.
(101) The consequences of this dependence were seen when the flow was cut off so abruptly after 1982.
(102) At that very moment, a waiter turned abruptly from clearing the next table and crashed into Loretta.
(103) Wilkinson was the first to leave, walking out of the room abruptly and looking somewhat tense.
(104) Abruptly she jerked out of her dream, slime congealing on her skin.
(105) She turned abruptly and moved quickly through the hallway, hearing from outside the open front door the sound of muted voices.
(106) All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it's here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster. Barack Obama
(107) What puzzles most researchers is just why the area in southwestern Colorado was abruptly abandoned by its ancient citizenry.
(108) Nigel did not seem to mind that his autonomous political activity had been abruptly curtailed.
(109) It was cut off, abruptly. probably Simon had thrown a stick for him.
(110) His look of annoyance abruptly changed to a delighted smile when he recognized the young cavalry officer.
(111) Despite these optimistic thoughts, and his excitement, Ybreska stopped singing abruptly as he began to walk along the track.
(112) Changes of Prime Minister normally occur more abruptly and disagreeably.
(113) Abruptly the ground fell away from our feet, an awesome void opened before us.
(114) Now the rattle and roar of the tube faded abruptly as it surfaced into bright sunlight.
(115) The demonic sound ceased as abruptly as if a celestial hand had placed a pillow over that squalling electronic mouth.
(115) Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
(116) Every coherent thought fled abruptly as a tall figure appeared round the side of the building.
(117) After twenty minutes Christine Jackson passed a tart note to Horsley, who looked up sharply and abruptly concluded the interview.
(118) The workers were laid off in July 1994 when Sprint abruptly closed the company amid a union organizing drive.
(119) The Brazos River in Texas is said to change its course abruptly once every ten years or so.
(120) As Nirvana accepted its award, singer Kurt Cobain opened his trousers zipper, causing the camera to abruptly pan away from him.
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