How to use "oblivious" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "oblivious" in popular movie and book plots

  • They go to Dollarhyde's home, where Reba is oblivious to the fact that Dollarhyde is watching home-movie footage of his planned next victim.  - Manhunter (film)
  • Candy Kane, although he seemed mostly oblivious to her obvious attentions.  - Captain Nice
  • Frank is reluctant to accept the offer to guard Rachel as he sees her as a spoiled diva who is oblivious to the threats against her life.  - The Bodyguard (1992 film)
  • Maxwell, however, appears oblivious and Babcock has yet to make a serious move on him.  - The Nanny
  • Meanwhile, the gnomes continue to steal underpants from the oblivious townspeople.  - Gnomes (South Park)
  • Dorothea is courted by Sir James Chettam, a young man close to her own age, but she remains oblivious to him.  - Middlemarch
  • Adam's sons, Caleb "Cal" and Aron – echoing Cain and Abel – grow up oblivious of their mother's situation.  - East of Eden (novel)
  • However, he is oblivious to what Max is planning to do with Roxanne.  - A Goofy Movie
  • Lionel tries keeping her locked in the basement while simultaneously trying to maintain his relationship with the oblivious Paquita.  - Braindead (film)
  • Alisdair consents, and agrees to his further request to receive lessons from Ada, oblivious to his attraction to her.  - The Piano
  • Yuri runs after her but suffers a fatal heart attack before he can even signal to her, and the woman walks away oblivious to Yuri's presence.  - Doctor Zhivago (film)
  • He finds Partita giving their father a haircut, but the old man seems completely oblivious to him.  - Five Easy Pieces
  • Joanna is oblivious to the reactions of her parents.  - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • As the oblivious mrs W dozes, the criminals cross, double-cross and manage to kill one another in rapid succession.  - The Ladykillers
  • James departs to purchase a ring, and John accompanies him, after coyly suggested marriage to the oblivious Catherine, which she declines.  - Northanger Abbey
  • Duncan remains oblivious of the programming.  - Dune Messiah

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