How to Use abysmal in a Sentence

abysmal

adjective
  • They were living in abysmal ignorance.
  • This year has been great for games but abysmal for the people who make them.
    — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Maybe a chance to turn the page on an abysmal start to the season at the plate.
    — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 5 May 2018
  • In terms of the turnover battle, Auburn was abysmal last fall.
    — Ainslie Lee | [email protected], al, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The offense sputtered on its best days and was abysmal on its worst.
    — Jordan McPherson, miamiherald, 10 May 2018
  • But the abysmal numbers on small to mid-range projects matter.
    — Solomon Jones, Philly.com, 20 June 2017
  • In the early nineties, the state of the coffee bean was abysmal.
    — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • And that's okay, because the music in most gay clubs is abysmal.
    — Dave Holmes, Esquire, 18 July 2017
  • Now, both of these offenses are abysmal, but this is too low for me.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Some of those shows are fantastic; some are abysmal; some are just meh.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
  • This is an abysmal offensive team.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Congress has been an abysmal failure.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2026
  • After a year of scandal and abysmal press, its share price is just shy of record highs.
    — The Economist, 18 July 2019
  • The margin of safety is already there thanks to this year’s abysmal start.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
  • And the rooms are all manner of abysmal conditions.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The Colts are abysmal right now and will start Sam Ehlinger in this one.
    — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023
  • As far as the scores themselves, the movie has an abysmal 26% critics score.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 2 Sep. 2021
  • That’s abysmal, but the key is whether there’s real progress in 2025.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • Despite the abysmal start to the season, the Marlins have some hope.
    — Ethan Mannello, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • The marking in midfield and inside its own penalty area was abysmal.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Arsenal's away form for much of the second half of the season was abysmal to say the least.
    — SI.com, 22 May 2018
  • The rotation has been solid, but the offense has been abysmal.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 19 May 2026
  • The food was abysmal; Muslims were denied the right to worship and were fed pork.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The problem is, the Pirates have an abysmal offense.
    — Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Clearance rates for crypto crimes are also abysmal, Nixon says.
    — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The team’s blocking in 2024 was often abysmal.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Their pass rush has been abysmal, and their running game is the worst in the NFL.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Remember, this is the same team that fired their manager two months ago after an abysmal start.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • The critics’ score for Melania is an abysmal 6 percent.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But Colorado’s pitching has been abysmal since the All-Star break.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025

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