cipher

Example Sentences

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In the presence of her pop goddess Ni'Jah whether on a TV screen or in person, she's a slack-jawed, mesmerized cipher ready to be absorbed whole or devour anything in her way.

From Salon

Still, in the early going, she is mostly a bemused cipher.

From New York Times

One year in, he remains something of a cipher.

From Washington Post

One time, Mr. Walker said, while giving the inaugural performance on an organ in Dallas, he was vexed by a “cipher” — a pipe that, because of a malfunction, refused to stop playing.

From New York Times

But Harpster preaches they are also much more: The recordings are ciphers that can be decoded to help solve murders, if, and only if, you take his training course.

From Salon