abruptly
adverb
abrupt·ly
ə-ˈbrəp(t)-lē 
: 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
Michael LoganThe small, rocky Anacapa Island [California] has steep cliffs which rise abruptly from the ocean on almost every side …—David J. Rutherford
David J. Rutherford
Examples of abruptly in a Sentence
the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
Recent Examples on the Web
Exploration work, including drilling with two diamond drills, had begun in October 2020 and was abruptly suspended when the Tigray regional conflict in Ethiopia began on November 4, 2020.
—Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
William also had a royal outing scheduled for this week that was abruptly canceled.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
William also had a royal outing scheduled for this week that was abruptly canceled.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for abruptly
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abruptly. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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