cryptic

Example Sentences

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The sharp contrast between ancients and moderns, the tight syllabus of great books and the insistence that these books often bear cryptic meanings—all are Straussian signatures.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There's progress today on certain things. I don't want to be cryptic, but I would hate to say something was certain and it fell away."

From BBC

Many are what scientists call cryptic species, meaning they are visually almost impossible to tell apart.

From Science Daily

He gave an interview to The New Statesman, which carried the less than cryptic headline "Andy Burnham's plan for Britain."

From BBC

By then DeChambeau had posted a cryptic photo of him staring next to an 'exit' sign, along with a message asking his followers 'What would you do?'

From BBC