obscure
adjective
(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.
had obscured
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past perfectof obscure.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Within a minute, the report says, dense smoke had obscured the camera.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
In Vermont’s capital, brown water from the Winooski had obscured vehicles and all but the tops of parking meters along picturesque streets lined with brick storefronts whose basements and lower floors were flooded.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
I discovered kindred spirits and tuned out negative and defeating thoughts that had obscured these women’s true worth.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2020
Her cinematic writing style had obscured that she was telling a largely single-source story, and it would later be revealed her source had fabricated virtually the entire thing.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 29, 2019
The general rise in affluence had obscured the traditional class markers and distorted the old class-based political alignments.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
