abject
Example Sentences
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INDIANAPOLIS—When Dusty May took over as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2024, he was stepping into an abject disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
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
Yes, abject, but Scotland's error count across the board was higher than Italy's.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
All I wanted was to remember those hours forever, remember the sight of the once proud soldiers straggling past us in abject defeat.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Vocabulary lists containing abject
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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Grade 12, List 1
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