How to use "cryptic" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "cryptic" in popular movie and book plots

  • The lovers part on the novel's final page with a cryptic exclamation from Kate: "We shall never be again as we were.  - The Wings of the Dove
  • They are interrupted by a young girl holding a distinctive box, singing a cryptic rhyme about "The Gentlemen".  - Hush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • After he finds a cryptic note in Takayama's stomach, Reiko and Yōichi also turn up dead.  - Rasen
  • She receives a cryptic message telling her to go to Radio City Music Hall.  - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
  • They travel to Neptune space, following a cryptic message left by Schön.  - Macroscope (novel)
  • A badly-wounded Captain Ryan, the only survivor, makes cryptic references to what attacked them.  - Dog Soldiers (film)
  • Another British agent that was following these Germans left a cryptic message on his deathbed: "N or Song Susie".  - N or M?
  • She is buried at Blithedale and given a simple funeral, at which Westervelt makes a last cryptic appearance and declares her suicide foolish.  - The Blithedale Romance
  • Marlowe gets home to find a cryptic note from Lennox containing a "portrait of Madison" (a $5,000 bill).  - The Long Goodbye (novel)
  • She speaks to a dragon who delivers a cryptic message that the dragons are angry that men have stolen part of their land in the furthest west.  - The Other Wind
  • Nordberg provides cryptic clues, including a picture of Ludwig's ship on which the deal had been organized.  - The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
  • As the story progresses, it becomes clear that San Lorenzo society is more bizarre and cryptic than originally revealed.  - Cat's Cradle
  • The woman also informs John of a cryptic clue: the secret of Screwface's power is that he has two heads and four eyes.  - Marked for Death
  • After decoding, the message contains only the cryptic statement: "Mars.  - Mars Needs Women
  • He believes something is wrong with the world and is puzzled by repeated online encounters with the cryptic phrase "the Matrix".  - The Matrix
  • The film begins with a narrator, called The Scientist (Bela Lugosi), making cryptic comments about humanity.  - Glen or Glenda

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