How to Use the obvious in a Sentence

the obvious

noun

• The time has come for the government to do the obvious.
  — Mick Krever, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
• The costs of climate change aren’t just the obvious ones, though.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• Transform Your Walls with Murals A touch of the artist’s hand needn’t be found in the obvious places.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 Feb. 2023
• Leather seemed like the obvious choice, but genuine leather comes at a steep price.
  — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024
• That may seem like proving the obvious, but there is more.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
• South by Southwest was the obvious choice for the world première.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2023
• And the obvious answer is that grilled is better for you.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
• But aside from the obvious, the clues really match up, too.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• The jumpsuit comes in sizes 0 to 30 and is also available in cream, red, brown and olive green (but pink is the obvious choice!).
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 16 July 2023
• Murray: Which kind of leads to the obvious next question, Keller.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
• The difference between the two, aside from the obvious tint?
  — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 2 Feb. 2024
• Or are those who end up scandalized at fault for taking the obvious bait in the first place?
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2024
• Our son has not asked about the obvious lack of any engagement.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2023
• Jack White often prefers the inscrutable, twisty gesture over the obvious, spell-it-out one.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2023
• Now, with this crime on their doorstep, he’s viewed as the obvious person to find out whodunnit?
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
• With so many yards at stake on passes, officials have to get the obvious ones right.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023
• Merrill did the obvious and threw the body on a truck chassis, keeping the dual-rear-wheel setup.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 29 July 2023
• Hailing from the low-budget art house, Chung addressed the obvious in front of the theater owners.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
• Dropping the frame rate to 720p went a long way toward making these frame rates playable, with the obvious drop in sharpness as the downside.
  — PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
• Not just the obvious ones like breads and pastas, but the surreptitious ones, too.
  — Alison Myers, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• Sweeney analyzes the obvious: that Dewey was designed to cater to a white, straight male user.
  — Katherine Cross, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
• Singer seems the obvious choice for that role, but Mario Williams, Tahj Washington and others might have something to say about that.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
• While some people from out-of-state might be shocked, others are shrugging and pointing out the obvious.
  — Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
• Donald Trump is the obvious one, the unquestioned king of the American right.
  — David French, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
• Tom briefly attempts to pitch himself to Frank and the others as the obvious choice to assume control of the company.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2023
• Mostly, though, the purpose is the obvious one: Fan zones are another revenue stream to be tapped.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• Johnson, who finished second with 11 first-place votes, was the obvious choice.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• And besides the obvious battles, there was another one to fight – trying to claim my life back.
  — CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
• News of the virus broke in January 2020, and almost from day one authorities seemed to steer the public away from the obvious.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
• All of this raises the obvious question: Where does Taylor Swift’s 2023 rank among the greatest years any pop star has ever had?
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024