Example Sentences

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“The abruptness — and basically the lack of due process in general — just compounds the damage,” said Tao.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Because of the abruptness of this breakup, you might have been left blaming yourself.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2023

This was in, this was out with whiplash-like abruptness.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2023

But the abruptness of the U-turn, coupled with a resurgence in Covid cases and underlying economic and geopolitical problems, won’t make things any easier for global companies operating in the country.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

The abruptness of her tears, the way they gushed out of her, startled Ugwu.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie