Abrupt example sentences

A panic attack denotes an abrupt surge of intense anxiety rising to a peak when thoughts of a particular stimuli are present.He jumped up abruptly and seemed to be quite frightened.The change from metallic to non-metallic character is not abrupt as shown by the thick zig-zag line in Figureure The elements (e.g., silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony and tellurium) bordering this line and running diagonally across the Periodic Table show properties that are characteristic of both metals and nonmetals.” “Bah!” The man swung around, and stalked abruptly from the store.