was obscuring
- past progressive of obscure.
Example Sentences
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The detractors were nervous that Gannon was obscuring clearcut evidence that both G42 and the U.A.E. shouldn’t be trusted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Speaking of Tesla, earlier this year, the EV company had to issue a recall for about 579,000 vehicles because the novelty “Boombox” feature was obscuring the pedestrian alert sound.
From The Verge ● Jul. 13, 2022
On the day of our call, smoke from nearby fires in Los Angeles, where Rae lives, was obscuring the blue sky.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2021
The smoke was obscuring the sun on Tuesday and meant temperatures were slightly cooler in the city than they otherwise would have been, it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2020
As the lost umbrella had spoilt the concert at Queen's Hall, so the lost situation was obscuring the diviner harmonies now.
From Howards End by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)