enigma
Example Sentences
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I have now spoken to more patients and doctors about why this condition remains such an enigma.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
At one point, Justice Samuel Alito, echoing Winston Churchill, described the key, five-word provision of the 14th Amendment as “a puzzle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a mystery.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
It’s Seyfried who elevates “The Housemaid” from guilty pleasure status, making it an exhilarating enigma at one moment and genuinely affecting the next.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
But she said the film, which goes on global release on Friday and will later be shown exclusively on Amazon Prime, would give people a look behind the enigma.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
He was away in a mystery, locked in the enigma that young Southern Black boys start to unravel, start to try to unravel, from seven years old to death.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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