near obscurity
Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words
Indicates a state of being almost completely unknown.
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Examples (10)
- Despite his early talent, the artist lived his later years in near obscurity.
- The band's first album sold poorly, condemned to near obscurity.
- She preferred a quiet life, content with her near obscurity in the small town.
- Many forgotten inventions eventually fade into near obscurity.
- After the scandal, the politician quickly fell into near obscurity.
- The ancient manuscript remained in near obscurity for centuries before its discovery.
- He toiled for decades in near obscurity, refining his groundbreaking theory.
- The film was critically acclaimed but achieved only near obscurity at the box office.
- From near obscurity, the young prodigy rose to international fame.
- The once-popular genre gradually slipped into near obscurity as tastes changed.