abject
Example Sentences
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Those who paid hundreds of pounds to travel to Paris and watch an abject Champions League performance devoid of ambition were not so lucky.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
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
Halley was certainly not plunged into abject poverty by these events—he had property of his own and his wife had brought a good dowry with her.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing abject
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Grade 12, List 1
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