oblivion

Example Sentences

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But while “Renoir” features no sci-fi elements, the nearness of oblivion remains just as prominent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

As he moves deeper and finds scattered, malformed remnants of his past inside the chartreuse oblivion, Clark makes a Faustian pact with whatever entities are inside the Backrooms.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

This would be a near-certain embarrassment for a man who achieved something incredible - taking Labour from near oblivion back into power in four years.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Yet somehow, a world war posed less of a threat to Hearts than the disastrous tenure of a Russian-Lithuanian owner who nearly spent the club into oblivion in the 2010s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Yet my presence was known throughout the region: I was a gaudy flag waving overhead during all those months of sickness and oblivion, just a girl in love, the center of my own universe.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver