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obscure - use in sentences
Object
- fact: However, this detailed analysis should be presented in such a way that does not obscure clear hard facts, which justify the decision.
- truth: We must not in any way hinder or obscure the truths that Jesus revealed.
- reality: Both narratives obscure the reality of the assassination as a state crime carried out by the official enforcement apparatus, a coup d'etat.
- sun: They are normally not thick enough to obscure the sun or the moon.
- vision: In fire situations, where smoke may also obscure vision, the problem is often fatally compounded.
Modifies a noun
- allusion: Unfortunately, due to numerous quirks of language and obscure allusions, the play is difficult to understand without assistance.
- gem: Covers the popular classics and obscure gems, from the remote Cairngorms to the splendor of the Cuillin.
- terminology: Write clearly and concisely and avoid jargon or obscure terminology.
- fault: I would rather pay the extra cost than waste time trying to track down the obscure program faults that bad memory can cause.
- passage: Spiral Passage used to be one of the more obscure passages in the system, but it is now rapidly becoming a major thoroughfare.
- corner: The great things that happened there did not occur in an obscure corner of the world.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: Their function and meaning remain obscure, tho many have come from graves or shrines and so could either be deities or memorial images.
Preposition: by
- cloud: The kitchen became totally obscured by swirling clouds of steam.
- mist: Many details of the history of Sunbeam Owners Fellowship history have become obscured by the mists of time.
- sticker: These dates must be clearly visible to consumers, so it is important that they are not covered or obscured by price stickers.
- fog: The sun was obscured by morning fog and it felt nice to get a cup of tea before starting to fish.
- vegetation: Parts of the cliff have stabilized due to coast protection works and are obscured by vegetation now.
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