obscure corner

collocation in English

meaningsofobscureandcorner

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obscure
adjective
uk
/əbˈskjʊər/us
/əbˈskjʊr/
not known to ...
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corner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔː.nər/us
/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/
the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, ...
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(Definition ofobscureandcornerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofobscure corner

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Often a very poor man would creep in, take up his position in the mostobscurecorner, and there remain silent but attentive to all that passed.
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This is a ratherobscurecornerof company law relating to the winding up of companies.
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They will probably be in someobscurecornerof a solicitor's office and cause a great deal of difficulty.
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They thought that they were getting something to be proud of; they did not expect to be shunted into anobscurecornerof a peripheral hospital.
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We find ourselves through no wish of our own on this slowly revolving planet in anobscurecornerof a vast universe.
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He often chose someobscurecornerfrom which to draw, which explains the interesting and unusual perspective of some of his paintings.
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The advantage is that it saves many a valuable thesis from being consigned to obscure corners of library shelves, which is the fate of many a thesis in other universities.
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He finds them in the most trivial causes, and searches for them in the most obscure corners.
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I think he has illuminated some of the rather more obscure corners in it in the course of so doing.
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I have found that time after time he brings a level of expertise, understanding and wisdom to the most obscure corners of legislation.
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