riddles

Example Sentences

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Yet she’s also a protein-loading weight-lifting buff who favors all-black outfits and clear opinions, not a robed oracle speaking in riddles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Throughout the game, there will be scavenger hunts using video calls where residents get the chance to solve puzzles and riddles then send staff off to find the next clue.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Guadagnino’s penchant for taking big, artistic swings and wrapping narratives in riddles will no doubt lend itself to the movie’s thematic framework.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

I grew up doing crosswords, riddles and rebuses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

But I let him go on talking in his little riddles if that was what buttered his toast.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver