On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Obscurity. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as incomprehensibility or clarity and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Obscurity in a sentence
Obscurity meaning
- Darkness; the absence of light.
- The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
- The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
Synonyms of Obscurity
Using Obscurity
- The main meaning on this page is: Darkness; the absence of light. | The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown. | The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
- Useful related words include: obscureness, abstruseness, reconditeness, incomprehensibility.
- In the example corpus, obscurity often appears in combinations such as: into obscurity, relative obscurity, in obscurity.
Context around Obscurity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Obscurity
- In this selection, "obscurity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, relative, public, corporate and hurston stand out and add context to how "obscurity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include back into obscurity as the and faded into obscurity and became. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "obscurity" sits close to words such as abode, acknowledgment and acquaintances, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with obscurity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Safety by obscurity is a foul technique. (7 words)
It's fallen into obscurity and has a lot of wasted potential. (12 words)
As Glen Davis faded into obscurity and became abandoned, new uses were found. (13 words)
Mid-table obscurity has been particularly frustrating for Brazil defender Thiago Silva, who has just turned 39. But Pochettino reckons he shouldn't have signed a new deal when there was no manager if he didn't want to be involved in a long-term project. (46 words)
Founded in 1932 as a Chicago-based pinball manufacturer, Bally’s diversified into everything from casinos and health clubs to amusement parks over the years before selling off its parts and fading into corporate obscurity in the new millennium. (39 words)
It says something for the shadow cast by that first season that, nearly two decades on, those names still chime a bell, while many pop stars and actors from the early 2000s have been reclaimed by obscurity. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Public obscurity Hurston's work slid into obscurity for decades, for a number of cultural and political reasons.
And yet, these are just a few of the regions and styles that have wrestled their way out of obscurity and into the most coveted corners of the zeitgeist.
As Glen Davis faded into obscurity and became abandoned, new uses were found.
As you may have guessed, Boris Johnson is not likely to vanish into obscurity.
But Mendy was already well aware of the history of the club, which has been mired in obscurity for far too long.
Chow, 63, was plucked from relative obscurity for promotion by the pope in 2021, two years after the death of his predecessor, Bishop Michael Leung.
Despite his change in fortune, Palpatine eventually took advantage of Jar Jar Binks, and he would soon be cast back into obscurity as the Empire began to rise.
Due to their obscurity, they are rarely acknowledged by gamers outside the hardcore fans.
Essex is full of history, but there are some places that have fallen into obscurity.
Founded in 1932 as a Chicago-based pinball manufacturer, Bally’s diversified into everything from casinos and health clubs to amusement parks over the years before selling off its parts and fading into corporate obscurity in the new millennium.
FTX had captured the imagination of the financial and crypto markets with its leap from obscurity in 2020 to wealth and stardom alongside its charismatic founder, who was being lionised for his alternative take on philanthropy.
He may now face a long slide into the relative obscurity and irrelevance which he says he wanted all along.
He returned to painting and died in relative obscurity at the age of 80, without ever replicating his previous success.
His journey, from relative obscurity after joining Congress in 2017 to becoming the Telangana PCC chief in June 2021, marks a significant leap in leadership responsibilities.
It says something for the shadow cast by that first season that, nearly two decades on, those names still chime a bell, while many pop stars and actors from the early 2000s have been reclaimed by obscurity.
It's fallen into obscurity and has a lot of wasted potential.
Mid-table obscurity has been particularly frustrating for Brazil defender Thiago Silva, who has just turned 39. But Pochettino reckons he shouldn't have signed a new deal when there was no manager if he didn't want to be involved in a long-term project.
More recent arcs also feature beautiful princesses like Vivi, and Rebecca — whose skills and potential leadership abilities have been shoved aside to the point of obscurity.
Safety by obscurity is a foul technique.
Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit.
Common combinations with obscurity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- into obscurity 36×
- relative obscurity 19×
- in obscurity 18×
- from obscurity 18×
- obscurity and 17×
- of obscurity 13×
- the obscurity 12×
- obscurity of 12×
- obscurity in 11×
- obscurity to 10×