gnomic
Example Sentences
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Alonso is a difficult person to read, and he can be gnomic when he speaks.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In a gnomic Jan. 31, 2023, post he urged his followers to “SELL.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
The Caucasus Mountains are high and terrible, and they are full of caves for gnomic tribes and nomads to hide in.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022
Each juxtaposes a gnomic phrase with a stark black and white image, but at this scale, they scan more as private entreaties than global dictates — rave fliers for young agitators.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
I wasn’t sure what to make of this gnomic utterance.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
