Obscurely

Obscurely born but able to rise through hard work and the simple virtues of the "natural man," Lincoln was often portrayed as a figure who transcended national distinctions in the universal cause of the common people.

The Surprising Global Reach of Lincoln Richard Carwardine 2011

Obscurely comforted by the cacophony, I had pulled my traveling cloak around my shoulders and went to sleep myself.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

Obscurely disappointed, Kellen let go of the vine-it snapped back into place with a dry shaking -i leaves-and sucked at his injured thumb, walking absently up the alleyway.

Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010

Obscurely, he sensed that she was getting back at him.

Worldshaker Richard Harland 2009

Obscurely, he sensed that she was getting back at him.

Worldshaker Richard Harland 2009

Obscurely, no doubt, she felt that if charm were once admitted as the criterion, smartness and capability must go to the wall; and she hated — with a hatred the deeper that at times this so-called charm seemed to disturb all calculations — the subtle seductiveness which she could not altogether overlook in Irene.

The Man of Property 2004

Obscurely, Pelagia felt neither surprise nor jealousy at the presence of this arresting figure; it seemed right that she should be there, appropriate to the intimations of Eden that Corelli used to conjure from the air.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003

Obscurely disappointed, Kellen let go of the vine — it snapped back into place with a dry shaking of leaves — and sucked at his injured thumb, walking absently up the alleyway.

The Outstretched Shadow 2003

Obscurely, she wanted to apologize; she wanted to explain that she hadn't intended to win, that all she had wanted was to make him angry enough to kill her quickly.

If I Pay Thee Not In Gold Lackey, Mercedes 1993

Obscurely encouraged, Iveta descended one more step.

The Leper of Saint Giles Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981