obs.

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abbreviation

observation.

observatory.

obsolete.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby obs.

obreption, O'Brien, O'Brien potatoes, OBrit, obrogation, obs., obscene, obscenity, obscurant, obscurantism, obscuration

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How to use obs. in a sentence

As she told Nouvel Obs, “After that, I felt relieved and I was less afraid of writing.”
A French Hero's Tale of Survival|Eric Pape|September 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“Yes, we were all at the end of our rope,” she told Nouvel Obs.
A French Hero's Tale of Survival|Eric Pape|September 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Still, as she noted in the Nouvel Obs interview, that acted as a de facto practice run for this book.
A French Hero's Tale of Survival|Eric Pape|September 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I am inclined to bring in here, as a derivative form of cal, and perhaps corresponding with the Obs.
The River-Names of Europe|Robert Ferguson

Lieutenant Kerwin claims to have made his report from "close inquiries and from personal obs ervation."
The Colored Regulars in the United States Army|T. G. Steward
The man who ran this was a relative of the secretary of the OBS.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell
When she plays on it, I stand and listen at the drawing-room door, and my heart thr-obs in time!
The Wolves and the Lamb|William Makepeace Thackeray
Harbour, hr′bur, n. any refuge or shelter: a port for ships—obs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for obs.

obs

abbreviation for

obsolete

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