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Meanings of abruptly in English
Portuguese
subitamente Spanish
bruscamente Synonyms
Examples for "all of a sudden"
Examples for "all of a sudden"
1
But that alarm means they're takin' them seriously all of a sudden.
2
I don't know what happened, just all of a sudden, I'm destroyed.
3
It holds too tight; I may be stifled all of a sudden.
4
Used to go crazy all of a sudden myself in the time.
5
I want to know what came over you all of a sudden.
1
For today, we'll...;I'm sorry for bringing this up out of the blue.
2
He said the news came as a bolt out of the blue.
3
Then somebody asked a question straight out of the blue-nopreliminaries, nothing.
4
You'll be in and out of the blue time inside ten minutes.
5
Why they started to talk about these sanctions out of the blue?
Usage of abruptly in English
1
Charmian said rather abruptly, 'May we really tell you all about it?'
2
He looked abruptly to his right; he thought he'd heard a sound.
3
Rador gripped the base of the globe; abruptly it ceased its spinning.
4
Robinson left abruptly last year after a 28-year career with the company.
5
The newspaper report said the signal ended abruptly before contact was established.
6
But he abruptly left minutes before the wedding was set to begin.
7
A great weary sadness, as if he'd leapt abruptly forward in age.
8
His voice had changed abruptly; a sudden urgency had come into it.
9
But tolerance for months of non-violent public protest ended abruptly on Monday.
10
Good day, and awkwardly, abruptly she turned and went on her way.
11
She wished she could bring about a crisis in their relations abruptly.
12
I have reached the utmost limit; and he abruptly left the room.
13
The brisk trade was halted abruptly when it made the national news.
14
At the same time the girl stopped abruptly in the darkest shadow.
15
I abruptly stood and said, Sir, thank you... for your time .
16
The young gentleman stopped abruptly; and the gardener heaved a sympathetic sigh.
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Translations for abruptly
Spanish
Abruptly through the time
Abruptly across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
United States of America
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