abruptly
quickly and without warning
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,304 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,552 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- quickly and without warning also: suddenly, short, dead he stopped suddenly
abruptly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Captain Carter added abruptly, "We're insulated here, Halsey?"
Brigands of the Moon · Ray Cummings · Chapter 1
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Just as abruptly he turned and raced up the ascending slidestairs.
Danger in Deep Space · Carey Rockwell · Chapter 1
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She turned away abruptly, and looked toward the corner where Billy slept on a pallet.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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When he reached the door of No. 14 he turned abruptly, the revolver glittering in his hand.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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The trail bent abruptly to the right; a gulf fully two thousand feet deep was at his feet!
A Phyllis of the Sierras · Bret Harte · Chapter 1