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Example sentences for: obtuse
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Safire castigates the Department of Justice for being obtuse in the face of this evidence and urges the Senate to step up its investigative efforts to fill the void because "a widespread, criminal conspiracy to violate Federal election laws stares the nation in the face."
"A narrative as obtuse as a tax form" (Rita Kempley, the Washington Post ). Others praise its stylish, dark colors; terse dialogue; and self-referential humor.
But such obtuse behavior, even if legal, causes suffering, and it's worth talking about away from the blunt, guilty-or-innocent logic of the law.
I think it makes sense to ask whether people really like being told how obtuse they are, because even if the ads work on some level to inculcate a sense of superiority in the viewer--as in "These idiots don't know what 7-cents-a-minute-every-day means, but I sure do!
Of course, if you're obtuse enough not to support the Macintosh, I guess I shouldn't be surprised.