Kraft's legs abruptly became unsteady and his hands started trembling.

Heard noises, becoming abruptly louder, and he scrambled to his feet.

Then it collapsed onto itself completely, abruptly becoming too small and dark for the viewscreen to resolve.

That state held for several seconds before abruptly becoming normal.

The sound of bells became abruptly louder, filling her ears.

It was as though I had abruptly become totally paralyzed from the shoulder to the fingertips!

"Why do you suppose everything has become violent and deadly so abruptly?"

Or many other things that had abruptly become of vital concern to her.

His fingers became abruptly gentle as he set her on the ground.

Now he saw the chicken-and realized she had abruptly become silent.