Example sentences for: deciphered

How can you use “deciphered” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In the 1940s, Nobel laureate Karl von Frisch deciphered the code hidden in this seemingly senseless choreography performed on vertical honeycombs in the darkness of the hive (reviewed in von Frisch 1967).

  • Her face and form are frequently deciphered on tortillas, shadows on walls, and the trunks of trees.

  • Coulmas's clear exposition of the history of writing systems traces the development of various kinds of writing systems--ideographic, pictographic, morphemic, syllabic, phonemic, and phonetic--through history, discussing them individually, describing how certain ancient scripts were deciphered, and presenting his cogent arguments for regarding at least some aspects of language through the analysis of writing.

  • Another significant break-through was that of Michael Ventris (1922-1956), who deciphered the Linear B script found on Crete and identified it as an early form of Greek.

  • The disc, said to date from 1700 b.c., is covered with a spiral pattern of symbols and geometric forms that have yet to be deciphered.


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