byzantine
Example Sentences
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The discrepancy arises from the notoriously byzantine nature of New York City’s property tax system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nia can talk for more than five minutes explaining the byzantine narrative she has constructed for the haunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
Zar, who has spent more than a decade serving on and founding volunteer organizations and task forces in Pacific Palisades, said she was well accustomed to byzantine government processes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025
In its whimsically byzantine rules, the king of hearts is dubbed Heart the Lover, and the game’s secret language accompanies the trio through their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
A byzantine labyrinth of rules and regulations, he said, that he was supposed to enforce “sitting in a bar all night long, which I hated.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
