Sentence examples for abrupt wake from inspiring English sources

For those who have not slowed down, the risk of an abrupt wake up call remains.

Lead weights and ballast bags filled with water are used in boats like Mr. Zaugg's to tilt the hull enough to the right or left, creating an abrupt wake that makes the sport possible.

And then suddenly came an abrupt wake-up call.

Widespread rioting in the wake of abrupt devaluation led to the fall of Suharto's 30-year dictatorship in Indonesia.

Some countries, in the wake of abrupt political change, embarked on truth-and-reconciliation processes.

She isn't pleased to find that she was sent to the pool instead of an actual room, but one pill (I'm guessing it wasn't aspirin) and an abrupt nap later, she wakes to find herself confronted by the aforementioned pool denizens.

Solving the problem seemed beyond the powers of the health department, divided and demoralized in the wake of the abrupt departure of her predecessor.

In the wake of the abrupt dismissal of its chief executive, Carol A. Bartz, in early September, the board has been considering the sale of part or all of the company, according to people close to the matter, who requested anonymity because the talks were private.

The abrupt resignation comes in the wake of Bullerdick's right-wing and racist Facebook comments being exposed to the publication.

But coming in the wake of an abrupt slowdown in economic growth in the fourth quarter and a sharp stock market sell-off, the closely watched employment report could add to concerns the U.S. economic outlook was deteriorating.

In the wake of Ms. Thomas' abrupt resignation -- and in the current knowledge that she will not receive a much-deserved pomp and circumstance retirement -- media don't seem too concerned with the monumental issues pertaining to the challenges facing both Israel and the Palestinians that she raised.