How to Use state the obvious in a Sentence

state the obvious

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• To state the obvious, Garland put the ball back in Trump’s court.
  — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
• First up, mushrooms (to state the obvious), which can be fresh or dried.
  — Susan Kim, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2022
• 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
• Not to state the obvious, but shoes are a crucial component to any look.
  — Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 13 May 2023
• 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
• And, to state the obvious, famous men just don't contend with the same level of vicious scrutiny.
  — Kara Alaimo, CNN, 31 Jan. 2022
• 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
• To state the obvious, one year ago today, in this sacred place, democracy was attacked.
  — Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022
• To state the obvious: Going through the Olympics while socially distancing from your partner is hard.
  — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2022
• Gift it to someone who gets really annoyed by people who state the obvious.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
• And, to state the obvious, dirty diapers are disgusting.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 26 July 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Comfort To state the obvious: Comfortable flats need to be comfortable.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
• To state the obvious: Social media platforms are social.
  — David Rand, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• To state the obvious: This has been an unorthodox Atlantic hurricane season.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2022
• 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
• Challenging Google directly will, to state the obvious, be an uphill battle.
  — Rob Toews, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• To state the obvious, removal of Frank Lloyd Wright’s fountains is absolutely unacceptable.
  — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 19 Aug 2024