Example Sentences

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There’s no harm in a bit of rosy romanticization if it makes a life obscured by grief that much lighter.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The bloodlust around the high-profile tit-for-tat obscured the fact that commercial hip-hop had become stagnant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"Our study reveals unique biological underpinnings of mental health that are often obscured by broad diagnostic categories."

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Langdale KC suggested the description of Calocane in the records "obscured" his risk for anyone else reading them.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

What was of worth was not me, but the veneer of constraints and observances that obscured me.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover