arcane

Example Sentences

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It may be an arcane discussion to most people, but the real-world implications of overhauling the Fed’s models are vast, and could shape monetary policy for years to come.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Sometimes members of the audience would pass out while he tirelessly ranted about some arcane subject that mattered little, but he would draw applause nonetheless.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

Notable in an off-year special election about the arcane and complicated process of redistricting, 71% of likely voters said they had heard a significant amount of information about the ballot measure, according to the poll.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

It is true that basing a fiction on a lot of arcane knowledge runs the risk of leaving the uninitiated confused or simply unengaged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Simply being able to count was considered a talent as mystical and arcane as casting spells and calling the gods by name.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife