cryptic

Example Sentences

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The court has already indicated—in a cryptic unsigned passage in an emergency ruling in May—that the Fed may be entitled to more independence than other federal boards.

From The Wall Street Journal

Finally, on Sunday afternoon, after weeks of speculation, dozens of cryptic tweets, half a dozen flights by private jet and one much-delayed team meeting, Kiffin was ready to announce his decision.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Williams then created Masquerade, a book filled with cryptic riddles pointing to the hare's location, which attracted treasure hunters from around the globe before it was finally unearthed in 1982.

From BBC

“Endure,” he wrote, in his usual cryptic fashion.

From Barron's

“Endure,” he wrote on X, in his usual cryptic fashion.

From Barron's