How to Use abysmal in a Sentence

abysmal

adjective

• They were living in abysmal ignorance.
• The Dallas defense ripped that chance away with their abysmal performance.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2020
• Wentz’s league-leading 10 fumbles do not even factor into that abysmal rating.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 29 Nov. 2020
• The Bengals were abysmal on third down in Pittsburgh, going 0-13.
  — Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2020
• Some years the procedure works reasonably well; other times its performance is abysmal.
  — Bruce Einhorn, Bloomberg.com, 18 Nov. 2020
• For many, trust in business and the wisdom of the marketplace was overrun too, exposed by abysmal inequalities.
  — Peter Van Agtmael, Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
• During their weekly meeting, Elizabeth takes her prime minister to task for the abysmal state of the country.
  — Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2020
• While there are some positive or at least polite reviews out there, early critical opinion at rottentomatoes.com was running at an abysmal 22%.
  — al, 10 Nov. 2020
• The Cincinnati tree has since adjusted to its new home after its abysmal debut and has even spawned its own T-shirt and Twitter account.
  — NBC News, 17 Nov. 2020
• They were slated to face three left-handed starting pitchers over seven days, and their abysmal season-long production against left-handers underscored the need for a right-handed bat.
  — Katie Woo, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
• Last season, Trubisky’s performance coming back from a shoulder injury — and out of a bye week — was abysmal in a demoralizing loss to the Saints.
  — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2020
• The rest of the team was abysmal trying to score there.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• In the early nineties, the state of the coffee bean was abysmal.
  — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• The Colts are abysmal right now and will start Sam Ehlinger in this one.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023
• In terms of the turnover battle, Auburn was abysmal last fall.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 3 Sep. 2023
• In Wednesday’s loss to Iowa State, the Frogs shot an abysmal 6-18 from the free throw line.
  — Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2023
• Iowa State is abysmal at the free-throw line, shooting 69.9%.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2024
• Despite the abysmal start to the season, the Marlins have some hope.
  — Ethan Mannello, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
• This year has been great for games but abysmal for the people who make them.
  — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
• Kentucky was well on its way to an abysmal 9-16 record.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2022
• As far as the scores themselves, the movie has an abysmal 26% critics score.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 2 Sep. 2021
• The food was abysmal; Muslims were denied the right to worship and were fed pork.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2021
• But the homicide clearance rate is abysmal – about 50%.
  — Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
• The sound system blares hits of the 1980s, from the resplendent (Tina Turner) to the abysmal (Tom Petty).
  — Jenn Shapland, New York Times, 25 July 2023
• The Saints ended the abysmal 3-13 season with a league plan to return the team to the Superdome.
  — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Sep. 2021
• The outcomes are even more abysmal when broken down by race.
  — Cathrin Stickney, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2022
• With that abysmal performance behind them, the C’s should bounce back in front of the home crowd this evening.
  — Alex Kay, Forbes, 8 June 2022
• The awards honor what the Razzies group deem are the most abysmal films and performances of 2021.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2022
• Their picks have been better the last couple of years after a half-decade of abysmal drafts.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• Though no bombs fell there in the early months of the war, there was little protection from the elements, and the sanitary conditions were abysmal.
  — Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024