as in suddenly
with great suddenness
the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
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Recent Examples of abruptly
This year's parade followed an unusually turbulent few days in Montana's political scene - half of its congressional delegation abruptly retired.
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
The call ended abruptly with a loud noise.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The question is whether that person will leave custody prepared to live in the community or whether they will be released abruptly after years behind bars with no transition at all.
—Sean Garcia Leys, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
But within days, this conversation about the site — at least in email records provided by the county — abruptly ceased.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
The call ended abruptly with a loud noise.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The question is whether that person will leave custody prepared to live in the community or whether they will be released abruptly after years behind bars with no transition at all.
—Sean Garcia Leys, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
But within days, this conversation about the site — at least in email records provided by the county — abruptly ceased.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for abruptly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abruptly
suddenly
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When Harold Allen died suddenly in his home in Freetown, Indiana, just a few days before Christmas 2022, Lieutenant Adam Nicholson, an investigator with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, says no one suspected anything out of the ordinary.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But, a few hours into the dive, screens in the control room suddenly lit up with red, orange, yellow, and purple life forms.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abruptly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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