Example Sentences

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The American way of sentencing the convicted to death is rare and random—but also bureaucratic, costly, and governed by often indecipherably complex rules.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2022

Mustache Guy, a red gaiter pulled down on his neck, tottered from table to table, shouting indecipherably as he pulled on some guy’s ear and leaned on his shoulder.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2020

If all of this sounds indecipherably complicated, rest assured that when you’re watching the movie it is even more so.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 2, 2016

While Mr. McLeod’s tours were known for his free-associating and almost indecipherably rapid monologues, his family situation was somewhat enigmatic.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2014

But the scorpion is indecipherably injured, most of it confused repainting, mixed with the white of the dress, the double sting emphatic enough still, but not on the first lines.

From Mornings in Florence by Ruskin, John