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

Coaches often serve in loco parentis, guiding a developing prospect not only through training and tournaments but also the awkward riddles of growing up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Mr Williams then created Masquerade, a book filled with cryptic riddles pointing to the hare's location, which attracted treasure hunters from around the globe before it was finally unearthed in 1982.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 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