How to Use obvious in a Sentence

obvious

adjective
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  • The answer seems obvious enough to me.
  • It was obvious that things weren't working out.
  • The obvious question is: how did he become so successful?
  • She saw only the most obvious differences.
  • For obvious reasons, I would not like to reveal my name.
  • The problem was immediately obvious to everyone in the room.
  • He was the obvious candidate for president.
  • Her doctor immediately noticed the obvious signs of the disease.
  • The magnitude of the problem is not obvious to much of the city.
    — Richard Schiffman Erin Schaff, New York Times, 8 June 2023
  • The smokey smell was obvious and its flavor was more present in the meat versus the sauce.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2023
  • What is less obvious is how Biden should get out of it.
    — Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • All of which leads to the most obvious question of all time: Is there a Tayvis duet in our future?
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • And there isn’t an obvious choice to snatch the baton from Álvarez once his time is over.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • And the most obvious target for future work is our Sun.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • If the general theme was a mystery, the one obvious link was the act of reaching into the past.
    — Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But, of course, one of her more obvious talents is her eye for fashion.
    — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 11 June 2023
  • The most obvious sign is often the rash, as well as any noticeable tick bites.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 19 Dec. 2023
  • But there are some obvious big themes that intrigue me.
    — Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 17 June 2023
  • The dough is crisp around the edges but soft in the middle, thicker and softer than a crunchy taco shell and with an obvious corn flavor.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • Xavier Johnson — Playing for the first time since Nov. 26, there was some obvious rust.
    — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Mullin was in obvious pain and was down for about seven minutes.
    — Bernie Wilson, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • By contrast, the West Bank was a far more obvious arena of conflict.
    — Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2023
  • There are obvious echoes of the singer’s legendary father in his vocals, both in terms of tone and phrasing.
    — The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2024
  • In fact, that may well be where data has made its most obvious contribution to the way the game is played.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • For some goods providers, that shift is already obvious.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • But things are not so obvious in the grocery and retail sectors right now.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The answer is yes — Dwight Freeney (a 6-1 pass rusher who was a seven-time Pro Bowler) being the most obvious one.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But there are two obvious suspects—Russia and Ukraine—both of which have means and motive.
    — WIRED, 7 Aug. 2023
  • If someone is struck by lightning, the cause of death or injury is obvious.
    — Ashley Ward, STAT, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The Lakers, though, are still not without obvious flaws.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023

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