Sentence examples for obscured by something from inspiring English sources

Petraeus was asked to shepherd a disastrous war; his achievements are real and substantial, and shouldn't be obscured by something as irrelevant as an extramarital affair.

This year, however, it is all partially obscured by something new: big signs in bright colors bearing the words "sale," "store closing" and "everything must go".

Obscured by that kind of language is something called the First Amendment.

From midway across the bridge, gazing out at Wallabout Bay, near Corlears Hook — a jut of land once infamous for its streetwalkers, now obscured by shoreline landfill — you can feel something like expansiveness, a sense of air and space.

Portman's central preoccupation, she says, is to "investigate the mythology" underlying the creation of Israel, something all too obviously obscured by the decades of rancour since.

There were always questions left to answer but obscured by the euphoria, anxiety and demands of their country, something felt off.

Maybe this book has at its heart something tangled and manic, but it's obscured by her strange reluctance to touch, taste and inspect it.

Lines and colors are where the conversation begins, often the beginning painting is completely obscured by the work that comes after, as the painting evolves into something deeper.

The dingy off-pink stucco facade of No. 23 was partly obscured by a tree with enormous glossy leaves that were apparently being eaten away by something.

There was evidence of her extraordinary voice, but there was evidence, also, of something close to uncertainty — an uneasiness that was not obscured by the powerful bravado with which she used the instrument of her voice.

At some level, generally obscured by Powell's competence and charm, the fact that he is black contributes something to the chemistry.