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Example sentences for "stopped abruptly"

  • Then he stopped abruptly, realising that he had been betrayed into making a remark which to Boringdon must seem an outrage.

  • In another moment he stopped abruptly, and a man in uniform, who came out from the dark gap of the trail, also stopped and appeared to gaze at him.

  • He stopped abruptly, half-afraid, wondering what had happened to him that the truth should be wrung from him in this fashion.

  • He stopped abruptly, for there was a patter of feet on the stairway, and Ingleby rose as the door swung open and a girl came in.

  • It stopped abruptly as the negro pulled up his horse before her, and she stared at us haughtily.

  • A huge walnut had fallen across the drive, and when he came upon it he stopped abruptly.

  • At sight of Dorothy he stopped abruptly, confounded, as a man who sees a diamond in a dust-heap.

  • He stopped abruptly when, as if in confirmation of his own opinion, a gobble was heard not far to their right.

  • At the question the two pioneer boys stopped abruptly"] And panthers not infrequently hunted in pairs.

  • At the question the two pioneer boys stopped abruptly.

  • I stopped abruptly, for I had heard a sound--it had sounded like a gasp.

  • Prevent my going to Jack in such a crisis, and--" I stopped abruptly.

  • He stopped abruptly, breathless after his long talk, which had been delivered without an instant's pause.

  • He stopped abruptly, then he added, "I can even hear it now, while I look at you, while I touch your hand.

  • If it happened that I never came back, I wanted you to know--" He stopped abruptly.

  • Apparently they are both above suspicion, yet--" He stopped abruptly.

  • Herr Captain and Comrades--" He stopped abruptly, and there came into his face a pained look of surprise, of terror.

  • He stopped abruptly in the hall and pressed his hand to his forehead.

  • Had I then known Miss Carvel--" he stopped abruptly.

  • Your fathers fought that we Americans might inherit the earth--" He stopped abruptly.

  • It stopped abruptly--was cut off by a slab of polished crimson stone a hundred feet high, and as wide, set within the coppery face of the barrier.

  • He stopped abruptly, feeling it wisest not to speak, but to listen.

  • As they stumbled and staggered forward, Joe, far in advance of his brother, stopped abruptly, while a muffled cry came from his numb lips.

  • I never thought--" He stopped abruptly, his face almost purple.

  • There are numberless organizations that-- "He stopped abruptly at the other's uplifted hand.

  • He went to Orlog by boat and took----" He stopped abruptly.

  • Then he stopped abruptly and, turning, pulled Lylda and me out upon the balcony.

  • They had gone only a short distance farther when the Big Business Man, who was walking in front, stopped abruptly.

  • The Very Young Man and Aura stopped abruptly, shrinking up against the side of the wall.

  • But he stopped abruptly as he reached the level of the landing.

  • It stopped abruptly as it had begun and Craven was glad when it ended.

  • With lagging steps he walked half way along the gallery, passing two of the closed doors with averted head, but at the third he stopped abruptly, yielding to an impulse that had come to him.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stopped abruptly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    breaking down; civil cases; come upon; comparatively early; compulsory service; far from; felt ready; good unto; great fortune; gypsy girl; her dress; little experience; lying spirit; never goin; proper consistence; she must; stopped abruptly; stopped again; stopped and; stopped before; stopped short; stopped suddenly; thoroughly mixed; water could; water wheels; will lose