Sentence examples for a certain obscurity from inspiring English sources

Perice had no regular academic job and no luck with the publication of the major portion of his work on logic; he was unpopular among mainstream academics, and a certain obscurity was found in his writings.

(Here again, there is a certain obscurity in Reinhold's claim, inasmuch as he insisted that the first principle "determines" only the "form" and not the "content" of all the other, subordinate propositions, yet he also described the relationship between the first principle and the subordinate principles as a "syllogism," in which the latter are "derived" from the former).

What all three hold in common is a certain level of obscurity before they became household names.

A recent example is Kenneth Lonergan's sprawling but rewarding drama Margaret, starring Anna Paquin, which was saved from near-certain obscurity by a concerted critical campaign to get it seen.

In 2012, a certain kind of cultivated obscurity has become its own niche — a selling point, even.

And within these kinds of characters is often a certain element of darkness and obscurity, which we try to reflect in appearance and mannerisms.

While these measures have, to a certain extent, rescued the formerly British-focused monument from obscurity, the paper unravels issues rendering the re-adaptation a highly contested affair, derived primarily from recalcitrant colonial memories and the multi-ethnic complexion of the Malaysian nation.

At a certain point a downtown artist either enters the canon — goes uptown — or enters obscurity.

But for a certain kind of movie, critical accolades can mean the difference between relevance and obscurity, not to mention box office success or failure.

A certain attire.

By a certain light.