Sentence examples for had been abject from inspiring English sources

Wales had been abject and it was extraordinary to think that Bellamy could have secured a 2-0 lead in the 54th minute when he was denied by a superb save from Antonis Georgallides.

Four days on from their 165-run defeat in Karachi, England did at least give an impression of a chastened side, dismissing Pakistan for 210 in a performance that was as disciplined as last Thursday's had been abject.

Anything else would have been abject surrender.

By this measurement, Jefferson and his heirs have been abject failures.

Much of the rest have been abject failures or deals of little consequence.

The batsmen collectively have been abject, subjugated by a splendid opposition bowling attack and without the diligence or craft to repel it.

The World Health Organization estimates that 10,000 people are dying there each month, and again the response around the world has been abject moral failure.

The Toon might even register only their third win of the calendar year against West Ham, who have been abject themselves since suffering a dreadful thrashing in the FA Cup at West Brom in February.

There have been some genuine attempts at designer drugs through the years – where people have attempted to create new recreational substances to evade drug laws – but most have been abject failures.

Austerity measures similar to the Sequester have been abject failures in Europe, particularly in Greece.

On this score, the party's leadership has been abject -- the president above all.