How to Use cryptic in a Sentence

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• His instructions were cryptic. He said only to wait until we felt certain the answer was clear.
• Asked about the player's status, Hill was a bit cryptic.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2021
• As Gamache races to decode an unsettling break-in, a cryptic note, and a hit-and-run, a massive threat lurks.
  — Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
• The Milton Inn posted a cryptic social media post last week.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• Even with its changes—the cryptic players, the pitching and batting clocks designed to shorten games—there remains something timeless about baseball.
  — Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
• Adidas was vague on a timeframe, only offering cryptic clues on those craving more Mahomes merchandise.
  — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
• Because what Ken was doing at first was really all vibes: the all-black dress code, the grungy photography, the cryptic social media presence.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
• He’s often described as cryptic, difficult, taciturn, or distant.
  — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2021
• The posters and teasers for AHS usually showcase each season's monster in a cryptic and unsettling fashion.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2021
• In response, Madonna posted a somewhat cryptic message to Instagram.
  — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2021
• Meanwhile, Zodiac claims victim after victim and taunts the authorities with cryptic messages, cyphers and menacing phone calls.
  — Travis Bean, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021
• The move marked an abrupt reversal, after the defense had spent years attempting to block testimony from handwriting experts who might be able to confirm Durst penned the cryptic message.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2021
• In the days and weeks before the killings, Travieso made cryptic posts on his Facebook page.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• For her part, the pop-punk princess left a cryptic comment on the post in the form of three black heart emojis.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2023
• And a Roger Stone aide makes a (not-so) cryptic comment.
  — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 14 Apr. 2022
• Its world is dark and cryptic, both a place to explore and a puzzle to pick apart.
  — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 14 June 2023
• The artist’s devoted fans were quick to pounce on the cryptic post with jokes, questions and more.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2022
• And Chen Moonves has not been tweeting out any cryptic clues.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023
• This cryptic message is not the only mystery about the firm.
  — Javier Paz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• The band teased the album last month with a cryptic ad in the local paper Hackney Gazette.
  — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Sep. 2023
• All of these cryptic messages have us in a fever-pitch over season 5.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 25 Sep. 2022
• For the best part of a month, the family has teased the launch in cryptic posts that offer little detail.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
• The title is cryptic, and the trailer mostly avoids imagery from anything past the first act.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2022
• Bohle has missed the last handful of practices and Edwards was a bit cryptic when asked what ailment has been the issue.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2022
• Musk is known for setting the internet ablaze with his cryptic tweets.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 2 Nov. 2021
• The network released a teaser trailer as well as a cryptic poster.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2022
• With no screen, the poor AI Pin can only communicate to the outside world via a cryptic light show.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
• Watch Gaga refuse to comment on her cryptic posts and pass out popcorn below.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2024
• Zahau’s hands and feet were bound, a T-shirt was stuffed into her mouth and a cryptic message was scrawled in black paint on the bedroom door.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
• The news was announced in a cryptic tweet from the star's Taylor Nation Twitter page on Thursday.
  — Justine Browning, EW.com, 23 June 2022

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024