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
Wittgenstein’s central thesis is bold and bracing, while his gnomic aphorisms invite multiple, contradictory interpretations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
“Cool can branding — my boy Klaus!” said one squadster, giving a shout-out to the tiny gnomic namesake before turning to its contents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
It also deals a gnomic retort to “Marshes of Glynn,” a 19th-century poem steeped in antebellum nostalgia.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
I wasn’t sure what to make of this gnomic utterance.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
