How to Use enigmatic in a Sentence

enigmatic

adjective
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  • You'll recognize them by their enigmatic smile and faraway look as they jog, skate, commute, or wander the aisles of the supermarket.
    — Consumer Reports, December 2005
  • Best of all are the rooms with views over to the enigmatic Rock on the hilltop, which is atmospherically lit up at night.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
  • His one devotion is to a TV show that, while ubiquitous in the film, remains enigmatic.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
  • Even the uninitiated, though, should be drawn in by the moody atmosphere, enigmatic style and the show’s willingness to take risks in a way that rewards the audience’s patience.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Bangerz was soul-stirring in some moments, a country hoedown at others, and more generally a genre-hopping showcase of one of pop’s most enigmatic performers.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Beard’s lifelong friend, Yale classmate, and fellow society rebel—confirms this enigmatic quality.
    — Town & Country, 1 Oct. 2022
  • But the presence of more than one color polymorphism, or ‘morph’, in a population is probably one of the most enigmatic of evolutionary questions.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The concept, the voices, the scope of the record is enigmatic.
    — Ron Hart, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2018
  • That’s one of the most enigmatic parts of the whole puzzle.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
  • True to Banksy form, the posts were enigmatic when in came to dates and a venue for the show.
    — Doug George, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The other part is how enigmatic the Hawks have been on the road.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Barden holds her own against the two as the enigmatic Sky.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Kilmer — enigmatic to the rest of us — is portrayed as a quirky soul.
    — Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
  • But now the war is ending, and those words are enigmatic.
    — Timothy Kudo, Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Even the charm of an enigmatic robo-kid only goes so far.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
  • For those in the know, the ranch also serves as sort of a memorial to its enigmatic founder.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • To the untrained eye, the tags are enigmatic: ECW v 5. pH target 5.25.
    — Jacqueline Kehoe, Saveur, 20 Dec. 2023
  • His lyrics can be quite enigmatic, as can be the titles.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2021
  • Queen of the sibling-clan is the enigmatic Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook), sole daughter among them.
    — Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Meltzer’s portrait of the enigmatic Weiss makes the book grippy and readable.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The enigmatic artist performed his first show since 2019.
    — Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Like the best puzzles in nature, the journey to the truth behind this enigmatic star is far from over.
    — Kimberly Cartier, Scientific American, 1 May 2017
  • At least the text doesn’t employ some of the more enigmatic street names, like Moyamensing.
    — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • But shrouded in a kind of weird, enigmatic, veneer of some sort.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Feb. 2017
  • That achiote twang, that textbook char, that rough chop, that enigmatic green sauce.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 30 July 2020
  • Whitley has gone from the game's top pitching prospect to its most enigmatic.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 16 July 2022
  • Jasper Johns was making enigmatic bronze casts of beer cans.
    — Sasha Weiss Sasha Weiss Photographs By Justin French Nick Haramis Photographs By Lise Sarfati Styled By Suzanne Koller Adam Bradley Photographs By D’angelo Lovell Williams Styled By Ian Bradley Susan Dominus Photographs By Luis Alberto Rodriguez Styled By Charlotte Collet, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
  • What is the meaning of the enigmatic expression on her face?
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
  • If all this only adds to Hardy’s mystique, her legacy is perhaps less enigmatic and rather, quite evident.
    — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 12 June 2024
  • Herzog, known for his enigmatic films and single-minded commitment to achieving the impossible (pulling a boat over a mountain, for one) found a worthy artistic partner in Klaus Kinski.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 16 July 2024

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