cipher

Example Sentences

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He especially loved word-substitution ciphers—and turning on allies when it suited him.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the public’s purposes, she was a cipher onto which we were urged to project our romantic fantasies.

From Salon

Some refer to her as the “Manchurian candidate,” said John Hart, a communication professor at Hawaii Pacific University, referring to the malleable cipher in the famous political thriller.

From Los Angeles Times

Our team’s job is to attack German army and air force ciphers.

From Literature

Finally, Marilyn is not presented as a cipher to be solved or quarry to be caged.

From Los Angeles Times