obscurity
Example Sentences
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But last month Ms. Ballard was thrust from obscurity into notoriety when Hachette, her publisher, announced that it was canceling her book “Shy Girl” over accusations that it was generated by artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Walker, Texas Ranger” — a series that never won an Emmy Award and might have otherwise faded into the obscurity of television history — found a second life on numerous streaming platforms.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
And more importantly, in the way of the internet, it’ll fade into obscurity soon.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
He adds that when fans have a choice, they will discover new genres and music cultures that may have otherwise languished in obscurity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
All of its members, not just those like Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton with famously impoverished origins, would have languished in obscurity in England or France.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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