recondite

Example Sentences

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The wisdom-of-crowds argument presupposes that the masses possess some recondite knowledge that can be unlocked by allowing individuals to express themselves as part of an anonymous mob.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Today, a number of doyens in the recondite field of AI admit they don’t know where all this is headed.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Today, the reverse can seem true, with these stylized spectacles coming across as a bit remote, recondite and sturdy next to the naturalistic emotional urgency of the Italian operas.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

Throughout, the syntax is punchy and slangy, while the diction often grows brazenly recondite.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

A pair of actors trapped in a recondite play with no hint of plot or narrative.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy