How to Use decipher in a Sentence

decipher

verb

• I couldn't decipher his sloppy handwriting.
• Some of the what Olson says at that point is hard to decipher.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
• This question is key to decipher what is just run-of-the-mill bruising and what is an actual problem.
  — Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 14 Apr. 2021
• To decipher the speed, look for miles per hour (mph) and cubic feet per minute (cfm) listed in the product description.
  — Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
• The origin of some names is easy to decipher – Like the King is a son of Like a Queen.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2021
• For decades, scientists have tried to decipher why exactly humans cut lines.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
• The Florentines and the Popes would also send him letters to decipher.
  — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2024
• Athletic with good arm strength and the ability to decipher defenses before the snap.
  — Star Tribune, 24 Apr. 2021
• Western officials and experts were left scrambling to decipher what Moscow might have been planning.
  — NBC News, 22 Apr. 2021
• Unlike cuneiform, only about half of proto cuneiform symbols have been deciphered so far.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
• What is always a challenge in diverse disciplines is geek speak often confusing business leaders who cannot decipher the language meanings.
  — Cindy Gordon, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
• For Layman, the political fallout for 2024 and onward is tough to decipher.
  — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2021
• In both, the seekers try to decipher the clues in front of them.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 June 2022
• At the end of the night, you’re left trying to decipher one carrier from the next.
  — Addie Morton, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2023
• And one of the reasons why the president gets paid the big bucks is to decipher all that.
  — CBS News, 8 June 2022
• The first step is to decipher a code etched onto the Reba flag.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• For starters, the orb might have coding flaws that could let a hacker decipher all the iris scans.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 25 July 2023
• With any luck, though, there’s still time to decipher what happened, and to seek solace in the telling.
  — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
• Twitter feed to decipher what might be in store for them in the lead-up to the announcement.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
• Both men laughed heartily and said things that were hard to decipher on the recording.
  — Thomas Lake, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2023
• The pull of tides and the sway of nature were easier to decipher than the riddle within.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
• Here's our guide to deciphering the pantheon of fruit desserts.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
• They’re also asked to decipher a nation that makes less and less sense.
  — Jerry Brewer, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
• In the months since the law passed, workers and employers have been seeking help to decipher it.
  — Calmatters, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
• The key moment in the video is hard to decipher because of how far away the drone was and how small a figure Rittenhouse is in the frame.
  — Arkansas Online, 18 Nov. 2021
• Seales has been working on techniques to decipher the scrolls for over 20 years.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
• When so few bills get passed in D.C., votes are often the best way to decipher what someone's true impact is.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022
• In near-instant time, the beeps could be deciphered by Morse-code stations thousands of miles away.
  — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2024
• The scholars who set out to decipher the Rosetta Stone faced an array of challenges.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2022
• Lula has to decipher this silence and bring the military to his side.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024