obscurity
Example Sentences
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This dreamlike work unfolds in mists of obscurity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
In rising from political obscurity to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins, Platner has left Maine voters with two disparate impressions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
For a thrilling moment, the movie is a platonic rom-com about two dissatisfied artists coming together from opposite directions: Danny crumpling under mass scrutiny, Rick weary of obscurity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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
They had all since died in obscurity and often in poverty.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing obscurity
The Maze Runner
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Pygmalion
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"The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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