abysmal

Example Sentences

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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

But the last four years, beginning when the Fed started raising rates, have been abysmal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

And that night the others lying on the floor in their squares watched Hughie ooze gracefully into his cot—they heard him sigh with abysmal comfort and he was asleep and snoring before anyone else.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck