American English pronunciation
How to pronounce abruptly
IPA transcription: [əb'ɹʌptli]
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Adverb
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quickly and without warning
“he stopped suddenly”
Usage examples
- He sat up abruptly.
- The alchemist stopped abruptly, and bent to the ground.
- Head coach Phil Jackson abruptly resigned as head coach.
- He sat up abruptly.
- The "Post" abruptly fired Watterson before his contract was up.
- The alchemist stopped abruptly, and bent to the ground.
- The alchemist stopped abruptly, and bent to the ground.
- He sat up abruptly.
- Abruptly she knew where she would go.
- However, his master went bankrupt and his training as a coach-builder ended abruptly.