arcane

Example Sentences

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I am thankful for all the arcane references to pop culture I have at my disposal to frame the workings of a true coward like Hegseth.

From Salon

To help answer any lingering D&D questions you might still have going into “Honor Among Thieves,” Daley and Goldstein explained some of the movie’s more arcane nods and allusions.

From New York Times

The case puts the spotlight back on the arcane business of nomination selection that bitterly split the party in early 2021, as Youngkin sought his party’s gubernatorial nomination.

From Washington Post

That can help reframe the narrative and undermine the arguments made by the trade groups and elite economists who talked about carbon trading systems that were too arcane for regular citizens to understand.

From Los Angeles Times

Its contest is a set of caucuses, an arcane system whose rules few understand and that disenfranchises voters.

From Washington Post