Sentence examples for blatant by from inspiring English sources

Als's beautifully written preface serves only to make the memoir's shortcomings, from its inconsistent writing to its skim-the-surface introspection, all the more blatant by comparison.

Yet look closer and you'll notice darker happenings are afoot, a realization made all the more blatant by his work titles, which include "At Sunbeam Creek: Are with little girl refugees in peril from forest fires.

Perhaps lulled by the blatant fawning by some members of the committee, Clemens came off as a blowhard as he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.

But near season's end he seemed to come unglued by a blatant effort by Oh's team, the Daiei Hawks, to deprive him of a shot at the home run record.

Earlier in the game, there had been five blatant drops by Giants receivers, three by Toomer and two by Tiki Barber.

Mr O'Neill said: "Local government is a statutory service provided by councils and this is a blatant attempt by government to control it by making these decisions.

Referee Ravshan Irmatov missed what seemed to a blatant handball by Croatia defender Darijo Srna to block a shot by Mexico's Andres Guardado in the 64th minute.

"It's a blatant attempt by the Republicans to prevent their candidates from being tinged by contributions from an insurance company," he said.

The judge noticed it like a baseball umpire spotting a blatant balk by a jittery pitcher.

Then they were pushed into ghettos because of restrictive deed covenants and blatant discrimination by landlords.

This is not just tragic; it rises to a level of blatant irresponsibility by Wal-Mart".