Example Sentences

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Singh, a plant biotechnologist at the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, “We thought to explore nonobvious and unrelated sources for insecticidal activity.”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 16, 2023

Still, even minor-seeming mutations can affect a virus’s surface proteins, “sometimes in nonobvious ways,” said John Moore, a virus expert at Weill Cornell Medicine.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022

Embedded in those simple instructions are some nonobvious technical issues that make polyurethane glue different from the white or yellow glues familiar to most customers.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2018

An idea must be novel and nonobvious to deserve legal protection.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2012

The group hops to it, extruding volunteers through a nonobvious Brownian motion, and before long all of Tony's gear is spread out on the lawn.

From Shadow of the Mothaship by Doctorow, Cory