abject

Example Sentences

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But weeks went by with no response from the tech companies and no sign of who might be sending her those messages - as Krug lived in abject fear, constantly on high alert.

From BBC • May 22, 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

Yes, abject, but Scotland's error count across the board was higher than Italy's.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Mr. Leon’s staging and Ms. DiDonato’s performance built a compelling arc: The real Christmas miracle is not Amahl’s sudden cure, but the transformation of the Mother’s abject despair into hope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Cora figured that a new wave of immigrants would replace the Irish, fleeing a different but no less abject country, the process starting anew.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead