How to Use obtuse in a Sentence

obtuse

adjective
  • He is too obtuse to take a hint.
  • But her promise is a sign of tech’s obtuse thinking about jobs.
    — Kevin Maney, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2016
  • Because screenshots are still a little bit of an obtuse thing.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Expect obtuse funk, play-worthy theatrics, and a whole lot of costume changes.
    — The Cannabist, 20 Mar. 2017
  • Expect obtuse funk, play-worthy theatrics, and a whole lot of costume changes.
    — Dylan Owens, The Know, 13 Apr. 2017
  • At first Driss was played for gasps, rather than laughs—as an obtuse thug who’d done some bad things in the past and might do more of them again.
    — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2019
  • The eye under-reacts to acute angles and over-reacts to obtuse angles.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2020
  • The world of investments and returns can be obtuse to a newcomer.
    — Jordan McMahon, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The world of investments and returns can be obtuse to a newcomer.
    — Jordan McMahon, Wired, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Pulisic’s finish, from an awkward, wildly obtuse angle to the right of the goal, skimmed into the net.
    — Andrew Das, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
  • And what determines what is complicated with such an obtuse law?
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Yes, Larry always goes well with obtuse goggles and champagne spray.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • Even its most obtuse moments are gorgeously shot, with a soundtrack full of '80s bangers.
    — Scott Meslow, GQ, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Acorns The world of investments and returns can be obtuse to a newcomer.
    — Jordan McMahon, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023
  • CarPlay, in any form, makes the default menu systems in every modern car feel obtuse and lethargic.
    — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Good metaphors can make a complex and obtuse world seem exciting and accessible.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2012
  • Power of the Dog is in no rush to show its hand, and the film can feel almost willfully obtuse in its pacing and plot.
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • That is obtuse at best, and may well be deemed by historians of the future as outright negligence.
    — Robert Bateman, Esquire, 24 Aug. 2017
  • There would be no obtuse angles; the idea was to maintain a feeling of innocence, like that of a child opening a toy for the first time.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
  • These are sprawling multi-part prog-jam-jazz-world music suites full of obtuse lyrics about flaming angels and hopes of paradise.
    — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • That might seem obtuse, but the principle is simple to see in practice in their most recent production.
    — Arvind Dilawar, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2017
  • Not for everyone, but in general, your mid-30s are some fairly obtuse years in a man's life.
    — Marcos Breton, sacbee, 13 May 2018
  • Not every pyramidal piece looks the same—some are a bit more obtuse, others slightly more vertical.
    — Priya Krishna, Bon Appetit, 5 July 2017
  • In such light, Saban’s words are perhaps more obtuse than overtly offensive.
    — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 24 May 2022
  • This is a heavy and obtuse game that loves to throw you into the water while only occasionally letting you up for air.
    — Charles Theel, Ars Technica, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Doyle doesn’t talk down to the audience, though, keeping some of his pop-culture references obscure and obtuse.
    — Curtis Silver, WIRED, 28 June 2010
  • On the other hand, if Warren had been obtuse, ignorant, and unready, that wouldn’t have worked, either.
    — Katha Pollitt, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Perhaps this sounds benign in the obtuse verbiage of technocracy.
    — Oren Cass, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The scandal had played out in all the newspapers, in which Wright came off as obtuse and entitled, if not morally bankrupt.
    — John Glassie, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Even if the plot is mostly obtuse, the clip still feels like a grand, golden-age Hollywood film ripe for rediscovery.
    — Billboard, 29 July 2021

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