How to Use state the obvious in a Sentence
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To state the obvious, Garland put the ball back in Trump’s court.
—James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
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First up, mushrooms (to state the obvious), which can be fresh or dried.
—Susan Kim, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2022
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Avoid Getting Sprayed Not to state the obvious, but not getting sprayed in the first place is your best bet.
—Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 27 July 2023
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Not to state the obvious, but shoes are a crucial component to any look.
—Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 13 May 2023
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To state the obvious, gambling and sports betting are not the same as investing, and they shouldn’t be seen as replacements.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
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And, to state the obvious, famous men just don't contend with the same level of vicious scrutiny.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 31 Jan. 2022
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To state the obvious, the fifth floor of an office building lacked the charm of the original, handcrafted location.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
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To state the obvious, one year ago today, in this sacred place, democracy was attacked.
—Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022
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To state the obvious: Going through the Olympics while socially distancing from your partner is hard.
—Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2022
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Gift it to someone who gets really annoyed by people who state the obvious.
—Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
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And, to state the obvious, dirty diapers are disgusting.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 26 July 2023
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Claudio LaveniaGetty Images Not to state the obvious, but the star of any winter ensemble is a cozy coat.
—Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 27 Dec. 2022
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To state the obvious, DeWine would not have shut down businesses, crippling the state's economy, if Ohio wasn't facing a pandemic.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2020
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To state the obvious: Djokovic could have simply complied with the tournament’s vaccine requirements in order to play.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022
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Comfort To state the obvious: Comfortable flats need to be comfortable.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
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To state the obvious: Social media platforms are social.
—David Rand, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2021
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So, to state the obvious, the Stars need some timely goals Friday to even the series and avoid turning Saturday into an avoid-elimination game.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 24 Sep. 2020
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McCollum, who had just scored 44 points including the game-winning three-point basket with 6.3 seconds remaining, then went on to state the obvious.
—oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2020
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To state the obvious -- things could get very dicey for the former President if investigators found anything in the raids that implicates him in a federal crime.
—Marshall Cohen, CNN, 28 Apr. 2021
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To state the obvious: This has been an unorthodox Atlantic hurricane season.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2022
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The egg yolks—precisely four in every 500-gram squeeze bottle—are an important source of amino acids that give Kewpie its signature savory taste and, to state the obvious, egg-forward taste.
—Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2021
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Challenging Google directly will, to state the obvious, be an uphill battle.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
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Second, divesting the T.S.P. would finally state the obvious at the highest level: fossil fuels are bad for investors.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2021
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Madam Vice President and fellow Americans, to state the obvious, one year ago today, in this sacred place, democracy was attacked.
—Ayushi Agarwal, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2022
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Trump’s leaden political touch has cost Republicans control of the Senate, and many in the party are finally willing to state the obvious out loud.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2022
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And, to state the obvious, crypto has never exactly been known for intense scrutiny and a hardline focus on the fundamentals.
—Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2022
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Sorry to state the obvious, but anyone who can qualify for a million-dollar mortgage doesn’t need the government to subsidize it with a guarantee.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
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To state the obvious, removal of Frank Lloyd Wright’s fountains is absolutely unacceptable.
—Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
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But not a single prominent Republican has stood up over the past few days to state the obvious: Trump’s violent rhetoric encourages violent action.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2021
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To say that this bit of casting introduces a whole other psychological layer to what’s happening onstage, especially when the younger Shaw leans in to the less-than-flattering aspects of the elder Shaw, is to state the obvious.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2023
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