cipher

Example Sentences

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Gabriel could have come across as a mere cipher in this environment, a faceless spook navigating smoke and mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

The Cybertruck has become a cipher for this injustice.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

It’s why Gere pushed for Bosko to be even more of a cipher than he was on the page.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

While “Million Dollar Baby” is one of this year’s defining singles, Richman remains largely a cipher.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024

As a child, he had loved Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Gold-Bug,” a tale about a cipher that leads to buried treasure.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield