| Jack was distant, unfriendly at best, and then he even abruptly pulled out a textbook and started to read it, blocking us out completely. |
| To put the matter abruptly, the advertising industry is a crude attempt to extend the principle of automation to every aspect of society. |
| His nostrils were filled abruptly with the distinct smell of smoke and burning food. |
| Ryan abruptly hung up the phone, the old receiver clanking heavily into the set. |
| After clearing a very steep hill, the plane banks and dips abruptly to a tiny runway that ends brusquely on St. Jean's beach. |
| On skis, get some speed, rise abruptly to unweight your skis and turn both skis sideways by rotating your legs from your hips. |
