cryptogram

Example Sentences

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If, for example, there’s a “Z” at the end of the trail and a “Y” with the butterfly, for every “Z” in the cryptogram text, you replace it with an “Y” to decipher the quotation.

From New York Times

He was a cryptogram enthusiast, and spent time in a mental health hospital.

From The Guardian

Two men with conflicting agendas each seek a prophetic cryptogram written on a page from a murdered rabbi’s notebook.

From Los Angeles Times

Problems, work and cryptograms: Their inspiration would permit him to dispense with “artificial stimulants.”

From New York Times

The Zodiac Killer fatally stabbed or shot to death five people in Northern California in 1968 and 1969, then sent taunting letters and cryptograms to the police and newspapers.

From Washington Times