Examples of “obscure” in a Sentence

adjective Not well known.

• The film is based on an obscure Victorian novel.
• He is an obscure poet whom few people have ever heard of.
• She loves collecting records by obscure bands that never had a hit.

adjective Difficult to understand or make out clearly.

• The instructions were written in obscure legal jargon.
• The meaning of the poem is obscure, even to experienced readers.
• His obscure handwriting was almost impossible to read.

verb To hide or make something difficult to see or understand.

• Thick fog obscured the view of the mountains.
• A large hat obscured her face, so I could not see who she was.
• Don't obscure the main point by adding too many unnecessary details.