The gambler's luck changes abruptly and the house wins.
With the last masterly line, the whole tone changes abruptly.
The young man's demeanour changes abruptly and he fixes me with a sneer.
Martha's cloistered life changes abruptly when her 8-year-old niece comes to stay with her.
Nothing in her soul or her body changes abruptly; she doesn't experience anything as dramatic as despair.
The dry spring that follows changes abruptly and dramatically into the rainy summer with the onset of the monsoon.
What makes a cowlick "singular" is that a variable (the hair's direction) changes abruptly and discontinuously there.
Readers may wonder the same, as this mostly well-crafted novel changes abruptly in its second half, leading up to a surprising, if somewhat outlandish, resolution.
And unless something changes abruptly, the Knicks will probably remain short on stars, at least in comparison with the Lakers, the reigning N.B.A. champions.
Mr Blair announced these and other changes abruptly, without consulting Britain's other political parties or, it seems, anyone outside his inner circle.
The scenery changes abruptly a half hour's drive from Cividale, when narrow roads branch off into the wild wooded valleys of Natisone, perfect for hiking, mountain biking and trout fishing.
