abject
Example Sentences
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Her purity and devotion are difficult to portray with the requisite sincerity—today she would seem abject.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Emery has needed a way with words at times, refusing to lay into his players at half-time during the abject defeat by Tottenham at the start of the month.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
"He lived in abject poverty. His home had been destroyed," his son, Wilson Maina Kiambati, told AFP.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
Schindler, the former U.N. counterterrorism official, blamed the rapid dissemination of such footage on “an abject failure of the platforms” to police content.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
“I had abject terror at the idea of the group,” said Croteau, who is blunt and intellectually engaging.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Vocabulary lists containing abject
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