It was revived by Northern Broadsides in 2010 after a period of near oblivion.

Ashton quickly sprang to life while Marysville slowly declined into near oblivion.

He could not have known it, but his major league career was headed for near oblivion and he would journey around the world in search of a job.

That means that just over 40 percent of investment returns were accounted for by dividends, although they have now slipped into near oblivion.

He was known in Switzerland during his lifetime but subsequently slipped into near oblivion.

Upon cleaning up after dinner, I discovered the vegetable uneaten, mashed into near oblivion and hiding under a large crust of French bread.

His enfeebling illness has always seemed a staging post on the way to a near oblivion.

He floated into near oblivion.

After being widely criticized, he turned his back on the artistic establishment and passed into near oblivion.

In truth, the creature has merely nibbled its way from near oblivion to play a marginal if lively role on local menus.