How to Use arcane in a Sentence

arcane

adjective

• The report offers many curatives, the details of which are too arcane and lengthy to get into here.
  — Wesley J. Smith, National Review, 27 Sep. 2019
• But the Nobels are burdened by arcane rules and biases that, for me, have removed some of the luster.
  — National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2019
• This is not the place to deal with the arcane arguments made by him and his adversary Radhakanta Deb.
  — Jaithirth Rao, Quartz India, 4 Nov. 2019
• This is a bit arcane, so if one wants a deeper explanation, go to the Nobel Foundation web site.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2019
• The trial unveiled many secrets of Harvard’s arcane admissions process.
  — Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2019
• The work’s political, spiritual, and whatnot themes are arcane, but never mind.
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
• Chevriere also gives us a glossary to explain some of wine’s more arcane terms, as well as helpful tips on deciphering wine labels and shopping for wine in stores and restaurants.
  — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
• Trump is not on the brink of impeachment because of some arcane dispute over differing philosophies about anti-corruption policies in Ukraine.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2019
• As seasons of the show have come and gone, though, the technical challenge has evolved from a basic skill assessment to a meandering tour through Europe’s most arcane pastries.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2019
• The explanation may be somewhat arcane, but helps get to the bottom of a damaging cycle that’s left Japan with an uninspiring pool of fledgling innovators.
  — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
• The system grants incumbents an inherent advantage over neophytes who are new to the arcane balloting rules, some of which were written by the same veteran politicians who now reap the benefits.
  — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
• There are certain arcane rules about what kinds of bills can and can’t be passed through this process.
  — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2021
• Humans do these weird arcane things and never do the same path twice.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 18 Oct. 2021
• The painting, rechristened ‘Love is in the Bin’, could now be worth double in the arcane ways of working of the art world.
  — Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
• The Senate did not fail because of its arcane rules or because of the abuse of the filibuster.
  — Ira Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 May 2022
• There’s a galaxy of arcane details in this case — the murder tree in Lake Tahoe!
  — Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 July 2021
• Even the ins and outs of applying to graduate school are a bit arcane.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2022
• Win, lose or spin The caucus process has always been arcane.
  — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2020
• Other links have more arcane monikers—consider the Cuban, the Figaro, or the Wheat.
  — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2021
• The start of this football season has brought to life an arcane clause from the league’s new labor deal with its players.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
• Many of these, like being able to swing a sword on either side of your horse, would have been explained in a less arcane game.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2022
• Consider that a deadline for a deal, thanks to some arcane NBA trade rules.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024
• In the arcane world of securities filings, a few small words can turn heads.
  — Charley Grant, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2023
• But Josiah was never one to be daunted by the task of learning the arcane details of a new machine.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
• If this strikes you as an arcane legal debate of no great moment, think again.
  — Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
• The machine gave you powers but required you to study its arcane secrets—to learn a spell language.
  — James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• Walsh asked me arcane questions about the White Sox’s middle relief.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021
• These were pre-internet times, but now any newbie kid could learn all the arcane corners of the Fabs’ career.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023
• Much of their focus will turn to the arcane world of managing interest-rate risk.
  — Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
• After the world-building of her breakthrough album, El Mal Querer, anything Rosalía made—short of another song suite about an arcane 13th-century romance— was going to be a jolt.
  — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024