How to Use abrupt in a Sentence

abrupt

adjective

• The road came to an abrupt end.
• There was an abrupt change in the weather.
• The storm caused an abrupt power failure.
• She has an abrupt manner.
• The abrupt spell — like one at the U.S. Capitol in July — happened in front of the cameras.
  — Neil Vigdor, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
• Primo’s season came to an abrupt end when he was waived by the Spurs on Oct. 28.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 11 Apr. 2023
• This is an abrupt change from the past two years of wet monsoons that brought record-breaking rain to the state.
  — Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023
• During an abrupt stop, Cox was thrown headfirst into the back wall of the van.
  — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 8 June 2023
• That abrupt change is a clear symptom that something is wrong.
  — Nicole Wetsman, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2023
• Many passengers had already left the plane when the tail took an abrupt dip.
  — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2023
• The longest North drive by yardage was the 59-yard drive that concluded with the game’s abrupt ending.
  — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2023
• The decision that this will be the final season was abrupt.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
• An abrupt reversal that's likely to send the case to trial.
  — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2023
• Jim, on the other hand, is more abrupt and straightforward.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
• No spoilers, but the ending, which is both vague and abrupt, suggests a problem of scope.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
• Which makes the enterprise subject to abrupt changes of fortune.
  — Peter S. Goodman Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• But that high came to an abrupt end with a mediocre steak dinner at a Best Western sports bar.
  — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
• The abrupt closure of St. Joseph Catholic School is prompting the community to fight back.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 July 2023
• The reason for this abrupt change remains a mystery, a classic case of a bride being, well, a bride.
  — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2023
• Their abrupt departure causes a wild search party to break out and look for them.
  — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 20 Mar. 2023
• After her abrupt exit, singer Rita Ora, who was scheduled as a guest, filled the spot.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
• For Benedict, the abrupt end to his job is just the latest development in a yearslong process.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
• But that spike has given way to an abrupt decline, according to LinkedIn.
  — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
• But a Newsom aide denied that his wife was the reason for the abrupt end of the debate and said both campaigns wanted to end it at that point.
  — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
• Video of the transport shows Cox, who was handcuffed, hit his head on the back wall of the van after an abrupt stop, leaving him paralyzed.
  — Caroll Alvarado, CNN, 8 June 2023
• Twenty-two years working for Loudoun County Public Schools had come to an abrupt end.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• That came to an abrupt end after Russia invaded Ukraine and cut off most of its supply.
  — David McHugh and Matthew Daly, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
• But the season was upended a second time with the abrupt midyear departure of former coach James Wade.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
• But now that only locals are allowed through, peak season for camping has come to an abrupt halt.
  — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
• The incident occurred near the end of Rexha’s show, bringing the concert to an abrupt conclusion.
  — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024