enigma

Example Sentences

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The 124 guests had to use the code word enigma to gain entry to the party.

From BBC

In his role in Arizona, Mr. Brnovich was something of an enigma.

From New York Times

Andrew Kaggwa, an arts reporter with the local Daily Monitor newspaper, described Kenzo as an enigma who “has disrupted the industry in ways no one can explain.”

From Seattle Times

He’s a man doing a job, and also something of an enigma, a performer who keeps some essential part of himself in reserve.

From New York Times

His pictorial enigmas may be profound, or they may be cheap tricks, borrowed from cartoonists.

From Washington Post