abject
Example Sentences
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A mere two seasons ago, the Wolverines were such an abject disaster that they lost 24 games and fired their coach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
"He lived in abject poverty. His home had been destroyed," his son, Wilson Maina Kiambati, told AFP.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 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
Born James Chambers in 1944, Cliff grew up as the eighth of nine children in abject poverty in the parish of St. James, Jamaica.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
I tell him about my loneliness and hunger at the Byrnes’, the abject misery of the Grotes’.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Vocabulary lists containing abject
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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Grade 12, List 1
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