How to Use obscurity in a Sentence

obscurity

noun

• 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
• Once they had been shelved in the obscurity of a lawyer’s office.
  — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• Goaltenders can toil in obscurity for a long time in the AHL.
  — Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
• Ninety-four percent of the state would have some obscurity of the sun.
  — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2023
• Over eight long years on the path back from hoops obscurity to the Sweet 16, Andy Enfield made sure to make note of the mile markers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2021
• The searchlight is so bright that there is no such thing, any more, as obscurity.
  — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2021
• 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
• 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, 11 Jan. 2021
• The agency’s assessments also tend to be brief to the point of obscurity.
  — David Grimm, Science | AAAS, 2 Dec. 2020
• 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
• What separates the campaigns that make the best-of lists from those that fade into obscurity?
  — Gary Drenik, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
• The victory kick-started a 10-day stretch of golf that shined a light on the fine line between obscurity and stardom in the women’s game.
  — Beth Ann Nichols, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2021
• Over time, the risk is that Bitcoin would slide toward obscurity.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
• While some A4s would go on to languish in obscurity, this would not be the fate of the magnificent Mallard.
  — Tom Bentley, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2020
• 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
• Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
• Neymar hasn’t quite dropped off the map, but for him, a transfer to Saudi brought obscurity and inactivity.
  — Phil Hay, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025