How to Use enigmatic in a Sentence

enigmatic

adjective

• 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
• Without Aaliyah, Frank Ocean wouldn’t be as enigmatic and Rihanna wouldn’t be as cool.
  — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
• Her genome included another trace of an enigmatic and extinct group of humans: Denisovans.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Aug. 2021
• Instead, the documentary plays out much like a thriller, interrogating the art world and the enigmatic figures who populate it.
  — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
• Given his enigmatic personality, a lot of people will have a hard time acknowledging his primacy.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021
• Lewis will play Patricia, the icy, enigmatic founder and CEO of a popular home shopping network.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Aug. 2021
• Jessica, one of the movie’s most compelling and enigmatic characters, is a member of an all-woman secret society with mystical powers.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2021
• Then one day Gil-chae runs into Jang-hyun (Namkoong Min), a charming but enigmatic nobleman who’s also become the talk of the town.
  — Regina Kim, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
• The series' standout is Romans, who brings incredible depth to an enigmatic character who won't even reveal her real name to her confidantes.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2021
• The triangular forms in her pieces symbolize both the island’s enigmatic history and the craftsmanship passed down through generations of her family.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Oct. 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
• When the Sun goes down, this emits an eerie and enigmatic glow, to help guide you through those deep dark nights in the wilderness.
  — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Telling Her Tale: The show is built around Holmes’s enigmatic figure.
  — New York Times, 22 Mar. 2022
• 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
• For others, the enigmatic sign simply raises questions, creating opportunities for Omahans to discuss the importance of voting in Nebraska.
  — Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024