How to Use obscurity in a Sentence

obscurity

noun
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  • He has been living in relative obscurity in a small town in the mountains.
  • In recent years, the tradition has emerged from obscurity.
  • After a promising first novel, she faded into obscurity.
  • At the height of their fame, the band split up and fell into obscurity.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Ninety-four percent of the state would have some obscurity of the sun.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The tool can bring a face out of obscurity in cases where there's a bright background.
    — PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Connell, who died in 2013, is in part to blame for his own obscurity.
    — Max Norman, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In the past decade, the grain has started to emerge from obscurity, thanks to our interest in all things gluten-free.
    — Maria Speck, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
  • By the time Childress died in 1994, the play had slipped into obscurity.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2022
  • In fact, 40 hours of video footage sat in a basement for decades until our guest helped lift it from obscurity.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Cliché and niche obscurity, the Scylla and Charybdis of in-group commentary, lie to either side of the role.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
  • This one dates back to Swift’s high-school days and was destined for obscurity until fans fell in love with the live version.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • Nearly a hundred years later, the Mirror and the Graphic have been consigned to the depths of obscurity.
    — Time, 16 Sep. 2022
  • That Zegler was plucked from obscurity (well, New Jersey) for the lead this time around only adds to the magic.
    — Hunter Harris, Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Over time, the risk is that Bitcoin would slide toward obscurity.
    — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
  • My puzzles had less obscurity, but there were more playful and tricky clues.
    — Liz Maynes-Aminzade, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2023
  • But on the major league field every night, this team had a low bar to clear to remain in obscurity instead of being the subject of ridicule.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 21 Aug. 2021
  • In the eyes of Heartlanders, May and his fellow leaders in the movement are akin to prophets of old, raised up out of obscurity to challenge the wisdom of those in power.
    — Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Mar. 2022
  • But as the centuries passed, the cemetery fell into obscurity.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • Vladimir Putin was plucked out of obscurity in the waning days of Boris Yeltsin as president to be his successor.
    — CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Being a head chef is hard enough, but being a 21-year-old plucked from obscurity to become a head chef for none other than Prince Charles?
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 3 June 2022
  • Fronted by two charismatic lead singers—Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne—the band had risen from obscurity to fame.
    — Fiona Ward, Glamour, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Fronted by two charismatic lead singers — Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne — the band had risen from obscurity to fame.
    — Kelsey Lentz, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Many Olympic athletes spend years training in obscurity for a brief appearance on the world stage.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Braun and Bang met on Zoom, and bonded over the fact that both had plucked young artists from obscurity and guided their meteoric ascents.
    — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • While Chief Ross had fought to keep his people out of obscurity, Mary became a trailblazer by setting her sights on the stars.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Part of the attraction was its obscurity, to be honest.
    — New York Times, 2 May 2022
  • Some of them have gone from working in obscurity for more than a decade to becoming the targets of harassment.
    — NBC News, 27 Aug. 2021
  • He was plucked from obscurity by Dodger scout Mike Brito, and was a national phenomenon as a 20-year-old.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024

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