inscrutable
Example Sentences
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The highly anticipated release of the Epstein documents was supposed to shine sunlight on an inscrutable criminal saga and provide something like a final accounting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Pegula described the inscrutable Rybakina as "cool as a cucumber".
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
There’s a stilted quality to the conversation as they discuss their eccentric, inscrutable dad.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
Ramsey scored both goals in an impressive 2-0 victory to seal automatic qualification, and the euphoric scenes at Cardiff City Stadium moved the usually inscrutable Giggs to tears.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Up to now I've been focused on whatever mischief Jackson is getting mixed up with, Mr. Redfern's inscrutable glare, and the food everyone has been eating.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.