conspicuous
Example Sentences
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The most conspicuous feature of the SEPs in recent years is how wrong they’ve been.
So many American military trainers are on the ground they have become conspicuous, jokingly called “English teachers,” though their presence remains a sensitive subject.
Fifth Street wasn’t nearly as busy as it had been in the morning, which oddly made me feel even more conspicuous on the sidewalk.
From Literature
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It’s their money, and too many Angelenos do love conspicuous consumption.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet the most important summer arrival may well have been the least conspicuous.
From BBC
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