obscurity
Example Sentences
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Papers published in Science often enjoy a media moment before fading into obscurity.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
Unknown but cheerful in his obscurity stands a humble wedding singer, Rick Power, warmly played by Paul Rudd with his patented earnest sweetness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
When they left their ships, Dr Stenton said the sailors "stepped onto a path that would lead to their own deaths and in a sense into obscurity".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
By the 2010s, the spotlight was fading and it seemed as if Pratt might slip into obscurity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Unable to pursue his work, he sank into an understandably dispirited obscurity.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing obscurity
The Maze Runner
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"The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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