How to Use decipher in a Sentence

decipher

verb
  • I couldn't decipher his sloppy handwriting.
  • The key moment in the video is hard to decipher because of how far away the drone was and how small a figure Rittenhouse is in the frame.
    Arkansas Online, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Prosecutors included a key to decipher what the code language meant.
    al, 16 Nov. 2021
  • But the lines separating valid critique from hostility can be hard to decipher.
    Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The audience will attempt to decipher the clues to guess the identity until the local celebrity is unmasked at the end of the night.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The reason is not hard to decipher; AI runs on data and data is derived from real life scenarios.
    Annie Brown, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Leading The Assault The two-minute drone video is not easy to follow, with sudden cuts and images which can be hard to decipher.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • As predictive models become more accurate, experts will be better positioned to decipher new trends.
    Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The model that Harrell and the team worked on now allows researchers to decipher the vocalizations of up to eight separate whale species in a single recording.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Sakai said work was underway to decipher the precise meaning of the geoglyphs and their mysterious purpose, which the researchers hope to publish in the future.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Now six games into his first and only campaign at Texas, Carr’s third program in five years, the coveted transfer is still trying to decipher how all the pieces snap together.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 2021
  • In addition to knowing the tax code and related regulations, tax professionals must decipher insights from tax data.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Those unfamiliar with this nation and its internal turmoil might only decipher snippets of context in sporadic dialogue.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2021
  • In both, the seekers try to decipher the clues in front of them.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 June 2022
  • At the end of the night, you’re left trying to decipher one carrier from the next.
    Addie Morton, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2023
  • And one of the reasons why the president gets paid the big bucks is to decipher all that.
    CBS News, 8 June 2022
  • The first step is to decipher a code etched onto the Reba flag.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • For starters, the orb might have coding flaws that could let a hacker decipher all the iris scans.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 25 July 2023
  • With any luck, though, there’s still time to decipher what happened, and to seek solace in the telling.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Twitter feed to decipher what might be in store for them in the lead-up to the announcement.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Both men laughed heartily and said things that were hard to decipher on the recording.
    Thomas Lake, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The pull of tides and the sway of nature were easier to decipher than the riddle within.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Here's our guide to deciphering the pantheon of fruit desserts.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
  • They’re also asked to decipher a nation that makes less and less sense.
    Jerry Brewer, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
  • In the months since the law passed, workers and employers have been seeking help to decipher it.
    Calmatters, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
  • Seales has been working on techniques to decipher the scrolls for over 20 years.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • When so few bills get passed in D.C., votes are often the best way to decipher what someone's true impact is.
    The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022
  • In near-instant time, the beeps could be deciphered by Morse-code stations thousands of miles away.
    Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The scholars who set out to decipher the Rosetta Stone faced an array of challenges.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Lula has to decipher this silence and bring the military to his side.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023

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