Oblivious

Examples

• And Betteredge, oblivious of all respect for social distinctions, was peeping over Mr. Bruff's shoulder. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• There are other very well-meaning people whom one meets every day in Vanity Fair who are surely equally oblivious. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• But Rome went on its way quite stupidly, oblivious to the growth of a newer and more powerful piracy in the north. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Ursula was troubled and bewildered, they were both oblivious of everything but their own immersion. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• In the background was one happy man dancing by himself, with closed eyes, totally oblivious of all the rest. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• In the first, the publiche is shown oblivious of self; as modest in the display of his energies, as earnest in their exercise. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He had extended his hand, and I had fastened thereon, oblivious of all else. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Altogether I was lost in amazement, and sat staring at her, quite oblivious, I am afraid, of the laws of politeness. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• She simply became oblivious when these subjects were started. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Her uncle resumed his breakfast, and was munching toast sopped in coffee, oblivious of his guest, when the third bell rang. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Then it glanced away at the landscape, looking into the distance as if completely oblivious of the two human beings. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• For once at least in her life she was totally oblivious of the charm of her attitude. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

Typist: Lolita