abject

Example Sentences

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Just two years ago, they were among the worst teams ever to set foot on the hardwood, an abject disaster that once lost 28 games in a row.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

India say they can peak at the right time and play their "perfect game" in the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup, while playing down the abject form of opening batsman Abhishek Sharma.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Kelly’s stint as offensive coordinator was an abject failure: Among 32 NFL teams, Las Vegas is tied for last at 15.0 points per game and is 30th with 268.9 in total yards per game.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

It was, he writes, “a childhood and adolescence not so much of abject poverty as of poverty of outlook, of ambition,” and the girl got out as soon as she could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Gold and silver mines were the dream of all adventurers: a mine could plunge you into abject poverty, kill you with tuberculosis, or make you a rich man overnight.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende