Sentence examples for obscure up from inspiring English sources

Berytus (Beirut), relatively obscure up to this point, rose to prominence by virtue of Augustus's grant of Roman colonial status and by the lavish building program financed by Herod the Great (and in turn by his grandson and great-grandson).

Early phases of the diocese remain obscure up to the point of Stefan, who was appointed as the archbishop in 1164.

Little more than two years separated Williams and Price, but in 1951 Williams was the biggest name in country music and Price an obscure up-and-comer.

"Nobody cares about the latest hair-splitting evasion Mr Cameron dreams up to obscure whether he and Mr Crosby spoke about standard packaging," said Deborah Arnott, chief executive of health charity Ash.

After twelve years of Abbas, the P.A. is a state apparatus in the making, whose resilience should not be obscured by the ups and downs of peacemaking.

But to physicists he is famous for something more obscure: cleaning up the mathematical mess known as quantum electrodynamics — an ambitious attempt to explain light and matter using two great theories, quantum mechanics and special relativity.

This husband-and-wife duo has developed a unique persona and sound by juxtaposing mainstream culture with the obscure, mashing up South Korean influences with elements of pop culture and artistic references.

Get into an obscure (hopefully up and coming) band, which you can encourage your hipster friend to listen to as well.

Wide-open tunnels can fork into a maze; white sands swirl up to obscure your view.

Who would flock to the historic Boardwalk, they asked, if sand dunes were engineered to rise up and obscure the ocean view?

The visuals also mean that few artists choose to obscure them by firing up smoke machines – a reliable way to shrink a room.