inscrutability

Example Sentences

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Its inscrutability to ordinary people is part of what robs the document of whatever power it may have had at a third the length.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The character flaw now lies in those attempting to understand and believe him, not in his inscrutability.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024

The inscrutability of large language models is not just an annoyance but a major reason some researchers fear that powerful A.I. systems could eventually become a threat to humanity.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

For Arcel, Mikkelsen’s on-screen magnetism and subtlety of emotion, paired with his willingness to take “co-responsibility” of the story being told, made him the only actor capable of embodying the complexity and inscrutability of Kahlen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

“Her much-advertised inscrutability has once more been found to be an illusion.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee