Example Sentences

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Projection is a habit that has been embraced by his allies, to a point of obviousness that makes it feel like a waste of breath to observe it.

From Salon • May 24, 2024

That obviousness makes it easier to appreciate Woods’ performance as Kelvin, which can feel stiffly opaque at moments that seem to yearn for deeply felt gestures.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

But if its sympathies and its politics are unsurprising, the movie itself seldom lapses into obviousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2023

I love the maths and the science and the ancestry and philosophy of India more than the obviousness of India.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Maureen raised two pencil-stroke eyebrows at the obviousness of the question.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison