ExxonMobil, which reigned for years as America’s most valuable company, has had a rough time in the last few days—even by the abysmal standards of the pandemic-hammered oil industry.
Exxon’s terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week|Tim McDonnell|October 8, 2020|Quartz
They also have a better chance of success than private equity, which has an absolutely abysmal track record in retail.
America’s Largest Shopping Mall Owner Gets a New Tenant: Itself|Daniel Malloy|August 20, 2020|Ozy
For everybody else, public schools were the only option—and these institutions often had an abysmal record.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a mess, and when Ball exited as showrunner following the abysmal fifth season, it got even worse.
'True Blood' Ends With a Whimper: The Sexy HBO Vampire Series Is (Finally) Over|Marlow Stern|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yes, the economy remains sclerotic, work force participation is abysmal, and wages stagnate.
GOP’s Biggest 2016 Problem: Clinton’s Numbers Among White Voters|Lloyd Green|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It has been, by all accounts, an abysmal year when it comes to comedy films.
June Squibb, the Curse-Happy Elderly Mom In ‘Nebraska,’ Delivers the Year’s Funniest Turn|Marlow Stern|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For guys, Indiana Jones enjoyed a resurgence, thanks to the abysmal sequel that had just been released.
The Most Popular Halloween Costumes Through the Years: 1985-2013|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In his abysmal discouragement his ideals were all topsy-turvy.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
Borckman felt the abysmal urgings of the beast, as a beast, to prove himself master of this four-legged beast.
Jerry of the Islands|Jack London
If the devils who plan wars could only see the abysmal result of their handiwork!
Carry On|Coningsby Dawson
He shut the cabinet door; the flashlight went out; and he stood like a man stunned, the sense of some abysmal disaster upon him.
The Adventures of Jimmie Dale|Frank L. Packard
And yet how abysmal was the difference between then and now!