abysmal

Example Sentences

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We are drowning in a sea of abysmal, artificially generated prose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

For the rest of the time, the returns were abysmal.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

The driver behind her abysmal approval rating, Savva says, is her lack of conviction on issues she said she cared about.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Two years ago, the Bruins were headed for what looked like a truly abysmal season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Saying mass incarceration is an abysmal failure makes sense, though, only if one assumes that the criminal justice system is designed to prevent and control crime.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander