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Oblivious


Definition:

  • (a.) Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness.
  • (a.) Evincing oblivion; forgetful.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Over the years the farm dams filled less frequently while the suburbs crept further into the countryside, their swimming pools oblivious to the great drying.
  • (2) The only Spanish voice heard in Catalonia is that of the Madrid government, which seems oblivious to the implications of the groundswell of pro-independence sentiment, much as at Westminster politicians missed the shift in Scottish opinion until just before the referendum.
  • (3) More than once, I have seen him stop in front of a slide with a graph on it, and become so engaged in contemplation of a particular data point that he grew oblivious of the audience.
  • (4) The Occupy protesters outside St Paul's Cathedral in London named their camp "Tahrir Square" while they sat cross-legged, sang songs and consumed Marks & Spencer sandwiches, oblivious to the obscenity of a comparison with freedom fighters who risked their lives in Egypt.
  • (5) But we can all probably do without Fifa's "fair play in marketing" lectures, which clothe commercial ruthlessness in the language of sporting decency, apparently oblivious to the impression given by wallpapering every stadium with signs that push BP or declare "We proudly accept only Visa".
  • (6) The episode is embarrassing for the BSC which, despite widespread media coverage of the tragedy, seems to have been oblivious to the Korba disaster.
  • (7) Their now customary slapstick defending at corners had enabled Danny Gabbidon to open the scoring from three yards out, although the Wales international seemed oblivious to the fact that it was indeed he who had bagged the gift-wrapped goal.
  • (8) It would appear from the video that Johnson, who was a semi-professional boxer until drugs got the better of him, is out of it – oblivious to his surroundings, oblivious to what is happening to him.
  • (9) Both Daydreaming and Safe from Harm were accompanied by atmospheric videos by the young director Baillie Walsh who then directed the now famous video for Unfinished Sympathy in which Nelson walks along West Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles, singing the song as if oblivious to the odd cast of street characters she encounters, while the group members fall into step behind her in cameo roles.
  • (10) Madrid artist Deno is oblivious to the grimacing, concentrating on needling a giant scaly fish into his chest.
  • (11) In the morning Mael told her son – still oblivious to the cyclone– not to open his eyes until they arrived at her parents’ house.
  • (12) The house bursts with activity, and the noise of children – nieces and nephews and the kids of visiting friends, happily oblivious to the phone calls and stream of official-looking visitors.
  • (13) On Thursday afternoon, Trump, seemingly oblivious to the announcement of the vote delay, met with a delegation of truckers at the White House, jumping into the cab of an 18-wheeler to pose for photographs, and telling them the vote was pressing ahead that night.
  • (14) Resorting to a series of Ted the swordsman scenes which may merely be the lurid fantasies of the heroine, director Christine Jeffs never makes it clear whether Hughes was a rampaging philanderer whose sexual conquests and general obliviousness to Plath's mounting depression led to her demise, or a man driven into other women's arms by his wife's chronic melancholy - perhaps the most time-honoured excuse of the inveterate tomcat - or both.
  • (15) Aside from one message asking if I was going out with a spammer, my Facebook friends were oblivious to my exciting new love life.
  • (16) Fears are currently acute because the long school summer holidays are when many girls are flown to Africa , the Middle East and parts of the far east, oblivious to what has been planned for them.
  • (17) David Cameron was oblivious to the hell about to be unleashed within the Conservatives as he stood triumphantly at a lectern in Brussels late on Friday afternoon.
  • (18) Trump’s obliviousness to these facts underscores his lack of understanding of the abortion debate and women’s issues generally, a trait that was on display earlier this year when he suggested women who have abortions should face “some sort of punishment”.
  • (19) He is blissfully oblivious to both the biological challenges and the political ramifications of his question.
  • (20) While we sat on the shore eating our lunch we watched the otter tucking into a butterfish with the same enthusiasm – and completely oblivious to our presence.

Unaware


Definition:

  • (a.) Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.
  • (adv.) Unawares.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The subjects are unaware of the mode of examination.
  • (2) Persons responsible for animals may be unaware of the potential hazard or lack good judgment in the use of these chemicals.
  • (3) In many cases mental health professionals consulted by a number of the children when they were using drugs were likewise unaware of the marijuana abuse.
  • (4) While RT is regarded as a major treatment innovation in psychiatry, nonpsychiatrists are reluctant or unaware of the uses of antipsychotic medication as it pertains to RT.
  • (5) Office interrogation of the AICDs revealed 12 of the 20 patients (60%) had received AICD discharges, with 5 of these 12 patients unaware of this occurring.
  • (6) But he notably did not say, as he as done in previous comments about the affair, that he accepted his PR chief's assurances that he had been unaware of hacking during his editorship of the tabloid.
  • (7) Two observers, unaware of each other's findings and of the diagnosis, examined red cells in the urine of 109 patients by phase-contrast microscopy.
  • (8) The specific operative technique was randomly assigned to the patient immediately prior to surgery, and the patient was unaware of the particular technique used.
  • (9) The transplant centers using these kidneys were unaware of the status of the kidney they received, that is, whether it was from a pretreated or a control group.
  • (10) And there are countless white Britons who are unaware of the histories that bind us all together.
  • (11) Students were focused on the evaluation of their technical skills and were unaware of the evaluation of their interaction skills.
  • (12) Other reviewers, unaware of the pathologic results, surveyed the clinical data, and results were combined for analysis.
  • (13) Unarmed and unaware of the horror that was about to be unleashed on the island, Berntsen succeeded in protecting his 10-year-old son but could do nothing to save himself.
  • (14) Moreover, physicians were previously unaware of the relevant susceptibility test results in 49% of the alerts.
  • (15) They seem to be unaware of the plight of this particular group of British savers.
  • (16) Calibrated raters were unaware of group affiliation of products.
  • (17) Because we were of a belief that a lot of their members were unaware of this August time period, we did run an information campaign this past year,” he says.
  • (18) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Palmer was unaware the Coalition's Direct Action bill was before the Senate You are very naïve when it comes to politics, my girl Figuring out how Palmer envisages this could ever eventuate is one aim as we sit down the next morning for an interview in the resort’s “Titanic II room”, adjacent to the resort’s foyer, pool room and empty breakfast bar.
  • (19) The former bus inspector was described by the judge as a "foot soldier" who was unaware the target was blowing aircraft out of the sky.
  • (20) He repeatedly argued that his south London upbringing meant he was rude to people who were rude to him and said Jones needed to “get over it”, although he said that he was unaware of his colleague’s history of illness.