How to Use oblivious in a Sentence

oblivious

adjective
  • Jake was oblivious to the heat, and cranked in fish after fish.
    — Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 11 July 2017
  • Your lives cry out against a style of life that is oblivious to its own real cost.
    — Vincent J. Miller, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Alas, his wry metaphor was lost on the oblivious heckler in the front-row.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Oh, to be oblivious like Daniel.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These dancers are oblivious to the rest of the world, their eyes locked on each other.
    — Meryl Gordon, Town & Country, 7 Nov. 2019
  • This is not to say that Woody was oblivious to my problems.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Dug and his pals are oblivious to the future and dimly aware of the past.
    — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • And so the White House is not oblivious to this, of course.
    — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • CEOs are not oblivious to these risks.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The pandemic made that clear to even the most oblivious among us.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 June 2021
  • Again, the parents seemed oblivious to the noise and did nothing to stop them.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Unlike the rest of my sweaty body, my curls seemed oblivious to the balmy weather.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 18 June 2018
  • One woman sunbathed along the shore, oblivious to globs at her feet.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
  • The gesture seemed oblivious to the feelings of those left out.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Right, and the two of them are oblivious to Kendall’s distress.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Sandy is beaming, oblivious to both his man-purse and to the fine print on the package.
    — Shanti L. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Henry hunched over his notebook, oblivious to the kids around him.
    — Hannah Dreier, Daily Intelligencer, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Even to our cat, oblivious, licking her paws in perfect peace.
    — Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Comey replied, maybe oblivious, or maybe all too aware, that the audience craved to know him.
    — Jen Kirby, Vox, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The bears themselves are, of course, oblivious to the contest.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2020
  • As the crew heads back to the boat, Paris plays oblivious when asked if Ben touched her ass.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The regime seemed oblivious to the irony that its own prisons were every bit as cruel.
    — Kian Tajbakhsh, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The chickens on the light side of the house continued to run about, oblivious.
    — Alana Semuels, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2016
  • Lily sits on a chair at the edge of the room, oblivious of everyone, singing to herself.
    — David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The bride and groom were just prancing around posing for photos, oblivious to it all.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Yet most of us are oblivious of the many roles of these mostly small, even tiny, animals.
    — Michael Samways, Smithsonian, 31 Mar. 2017
  • The painting was atrocious, and my oblivious mother beamed and grinned and took a bow.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Alex also still seems to be oblivious to her feelings towards him.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The kids in Forry’s class were largely oblivious of the new rule.
    — Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • Despite the bold moves and tough talk, Salesforce is not oblivious to the risk.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026

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