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 Logan
The 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
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Two tankers carrying liquid petroleum gas (LPG) that were heading out of the Persian Gulf abruptly turned around yesterday, according to ship tracking data. —Dana Karni, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Dozens of former employees are now suing their former bosses after they were all abruptly laid off from a metal fabrication plant in western Wisconsin. —Conor Wight, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Following the climactic portrayal of bombings in Iran and Gaza, the Strokes’ video montage ended with a shot of a bomber plane in the air, as the song abruptly ended. —Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026 Crawford likely would have been scheduled to pitch several more outings before he was abruptly pulled off his rehab assignment on Tuesday, and though his role with this year’s club was unclear, Cora has said Crawford was being built up as a starter. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abruptly
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Dana Karni, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Dozens of former employees are now suing their former bosses after they were all abruptly laid off from a metal fabrication plant in western Wisconsin. —Conor Wight, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Following the climactic portrayal of bombings in Iran and Gaza, the Strokes’ video montage ended with a shot of a bomber plane in the air, as the song abruptly ended. —Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026 Crawford likely would have been scheduled to pitch several more outings before he was abruptly pulled off his rehab assignment on Tuesday, and though his role with this year’s club was unclear, Cora has said Crawford was being built up as a starter. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abruptly
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/abruptly. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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