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Example sentences for "turned abruptly"

  • He turned abruptly, and fixed upon her a steadfast, searching stare that held, nevertheless, a strange tenderness in it.

  • But he turned abruptly to Honora, who was on his other side.

  • At length, with a characteristic snap of the fingers, he turned abruptly.

  • He turned abruptly; rejoined the archbishop, who stood on the spot on which the king had left him, his arms folded on his breast, his face calm, but haughty.

  • He turned abruptly, to meet the dark eye and all-subduing smile of the boy-Duke of Gloucester.

  • He turned abruptly on his heel, and calling to the officers that he would announce his decision on the morrow, ordered the sentry to open the gate and passed out of the en- closure.

  • Madeleine gave him one proud glance, turned abruptly away, and walked into the house.

  • Captain Jack glanced in dismay at his friend's wife, met her suddenly illumined gaze and turned abruptly on his heel, with a grinding noise.

  • He turned abruptly, and she could see him lean and strain in the direction of the voice.

  • The Bishop remained silent for a moment; then he turned abruptly to the director of the hospital.

  • Then he turned abruptly in the direction opposite to the bench, to M.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    colored persons; common saying; entirely independent; first cost; for what; good evidence; had with; hundred and fifty thousand; other answer; turned about; turned again; turned around; turned aside; turned away; turned down; turned himself; turned his; turned into; turned loose; turned over; turned quickly; turned sharply; turned towards; turned unto; turned upon; turned upside