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Example sentences for: riddle

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

According to Binalshibh, Atta used a riddle to convey the date in code-a message of two branches, a slash, and a lollipop (to non-Americans, 11/9 would be interpreted as September 11).
Another type of riddle is the riddling question, such as “Qué le dijo la luna al sol?”
It was, the Sphinx explains, his answer to the riddle: “Man.”
Another type of riddle is the conundrum, where the answer is contained in the riddle itself, such as “Agua pasa por mi casa cate de mi corazon” (Water passes by my house pain of my heart).
Since the problem presented in a riddle is linguistically and culturally based on both the teller’s and the audience’s culture, they must all be members of the same community or group to comprehend the puzzle.