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• The playboy seemed oblivious to his withering fortune as he continued in his decadent lifestyle.From the entry withering
• On came the mundunugu, standing in the saddle and chopping down at the apparently oblivious man.2020, R. A. Salvatore, Song of the Risen God. From the entry mundunugu
• OBLIVIOUS to his sterilisation, Judas the raccoon dog treks through Sweden’s countryside in search of a mate.2016, Aisling Irwin, Furry aliens on Europe’s hit list: New Scientist, number 3063, page 8. From the entry raccoon dog
• Today it is used to refer to one in an oblivious or forgetful state.2015, Peter E. Meltzer, The Thinker's Thesaurus, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN. From the entry lethe
• Dewey of New York, men whom Walter Lippmann had called "sleepwalkers” oblivious of the nation's crisis.2010, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Waking to Danger: Americans and Nazi Germany, 1933-1941, page 177. From the entry sleepwalker
• Ferrell is the ubiquitous hambone, an affably oblivious man-child prone to shirtless prancing onscreen.2009 February 15, Rob Salem, “When comedy geniuses unite”, in Toronto Star. From the entry hambone
• But like all zealots, Jindal is oblivious to how nonzealots see him.2009 March 1, Frank Rich, “The Ecstasy and the Agony”, in New York Times. From the entry nonzealot
• He became oblivious to his surroundings as his recollections engulfed his attention.2006, Mignon C. Reynolds, “To Believe and to See”, in Life as Bonkers: A Canine Adventure of Discovery, Friendship, Interplanetary…. From the entry rememberize
• Sometimes the magic "clue-by-four" is so obvious that even your oblivious rock-headed uncle picks up on it.2003, Willow Polson, The Veil's Edge: Exploring the Boundaries of Magic, page 152. From the entry clue-by-four
• She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll.1984, Theodore R. Sizer, Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School. From the entry twisting
• He's just a pencil geek, a business tycoon caught up in his companies, oblivious to what his wife is into.”2020, R. Carson, The Adventures of Richey Sword, Private Investigator. From the entry pencil geek
• Many who disregard the medium are oblivious to the absurd amount of effort that some Poopers put into their projects.2019 March 20, Luke Dormehl, “YouTube Poop is punk rock for the internet age, and you probably don’t get it”, in Digital Trends. From the entry pooper
• Normcore is oblivious to Givenchy shaved-beaver man purses.2014 April 7, Simon Doonan, “Beware of Normcore”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on…. From the entry normcore
• He can see in the direction he is going, but is oblivious to what lies on each side of him.2011, Michael J. Pallamary, The Curt Brown Chronicles: The Writings and Lectures of Curtis M. Brown, AuthorHouse, page 115. From the entry chief of party
• The convict is always in a hurry—one created by himself—and quite oblivious of the fact that he is rushing in circles.1950, Bernard Phillips, “[Notes on the Prison Community] After Prisonization”, in Holley Cantine, Dachine Rainer, editors, Prison…. From the entry inconspicuosity
• Both have ears plugged with earbuds, delightfully oblivious to the mayhem and destruction unfolding in the background of every shot: fire, car crashes, brain-hungry zombies!2018 November 27, April Wolfe, “Anna And The Apocalypse is a Holiday-horror Cocktail of Singing, Maiming, and Clichés”, in The A.V. Club…. From the entry earbud
• Oblivious to the scorching heat and rising wind she turned her tear-stained face towards the pigsty and chookyard, setting off at yet another frenzied pace.2018, The Outback: Anthology of Short Stories, →ISBN. From the entry chookyard
• Through congested streets she scurried, taking notice of neither mettlesome horses nor startled pedestrians, oblivious to the clattersome danger of iron hoofs and wheels.2010, Maggie MacKeever, Dulcie Bligh. From the entry clattersome
• In commercial after commercial, humans are oblivious, enfeebled, barely functioning idiots beset by more tasks, stimuli and demands on their time than anyone could reasonably handle.2025 June 25, Ismail Muhammad, “Why Does Every Commercial for A.I. Think You’re a Moron?”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry beset
• Yet, like the metaphorical frogs who boil to death slowly without being aware of the danger, they are completely oblivious to the tragic fate that awaits them.2018 May 2, Sandipan Sharma, “WHO Report on Pollution: Politicos Playing Petty Politics while People Choke, Citizens Need to Demand More”…. From the entry boiling frog
• The Simpsons is pure Nobrow, able to slide as effortlessly as Bob himself from slide-whistling slapstick to talk of Susan Sontag, and ultimately oblivious to any prejudicial classifications.2005, Chris Turner, Planet Simpson […] , Ebury Press, →ISBN, page 140. From the entry no-brow
• The five Father Christmases walked slowly on, oblivious alike of the children who gaped at them and the man-hunt that was taking place under their noses.1939, Nicholas Blake [pseudonym; Cecil Day-Lewis], The Smiler with the Knife, Harper & Row, page 199. From the entry Father Christmas
• Lonnie shook the Sacajaweas from his hand and let them land noisily on the glass coffee table—ting ting ting—oblivious or indifferent or likely hostile to Ig so near to nap.2015, Claire Vaye Watkins, “Book One”, in Gold Fame Citrus, New York, N.Y.: Riverhead Books, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry ting

Meaning of oblivious

1. adjective Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
2. adjective Forgetful.

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Questions about oblivious in a sentence

How do you use oblivious in a sentence?

Oblivious is used as an adjective. For example: “Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.”

What is a short sentence with oblivious?

“He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.”

What does oblivious mean?

Oblivious means lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.