inscrutability

Example Sentences

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Kelly plays the anthropomorphic game while retaining some of the inscrutability of a four-legged creature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

“I had the urge to get up and walk out into the silence,” Mr. Tesson explains with his typical Gallic inscrutability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The character flaw now lies in those attempting to understand and believe him, not in his inscrutability.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024

Hands clasped and knees spread wide, the actor — who has become an avatar of inscrutability during his half-century screen and stage career — seems to be trying to shrink himself down to life-size.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Ulbrickson was also the least talkative man on campus, perhaps in the state, legendary for his reticence and the inscrutability of his countenance.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown