obscurity
Example Sentences
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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
Back then, Finch was newly in charge of the Sheffield Sharks, toiling away in the obscurity of the British Basketball League.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
His rapid rise from polling obscurity to the top Democratic position within days suggests that his more reserved demeanor may align closely with what voters actually want in their next governor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
All was obscurity and cold, and I thought I would drown.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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