cryptic reference
Frequency: 6.50.2 per million words
describes a reference that is mysterious and difficult to understand
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Examples (20)
- The ancient manuscript is filled with cryptic references to forgotten rituals.
- His speech was full of cryptic references that only a few understood.
- Her lecture contained a cryptic reference to a rival academic's work, which only a few understood.
- She made a cryptic reference to an old inside joke during the meeting.
- He made a cryptic reference to 'the events of last summer' and then quickly changed the subject.
- The ancient text contained several cryptic references to forgotten deities.
- The detective struggled to understand the cryptic reference left in the killer's note.
- I found a cryptic reference in her letter that puzzled me for days.
- The song's lyrics include a cryptic reference to the lead singer's secret love affair.
- The artist often includes cryptic references to his personal life in his work.
- In his resignation letter, the CEO made a cryptic reference to 'unseen pressures'.
- He offered a cryptic reference to a past event, leaving everyone curious.
- I finally understood the cryptic reference he made yesterday after reading the news this morning.
- The detective tried to decipher the cryptic references in the suspect's diary.
- The old map was covered in symbols and cryptic references that required an expert to decode.
- Her cryptic references to future plans created much speculation.
- Stop making cryptic references and just tell me what's wrong!
- Historians still debate the meaning of that cryptic reference in the historical document.
- The author's novels are known for their clever wordplay and cryptic references to classic literature.
- The poem was rich with symbolism and cryptic references to Greek mythology.