Here are examples of the word/phrase "abstruse" used in a sentence and paraphrased in a sentence...
The writing on the tablet is too abstruse to decipher.
The inscription on the tablet is too cryptic to decipher.
No case is too abstruse for Sherlock, Batman or L to solve.
No case is too mysterious for Sherlock, Batman or L to solve.
I am having a hard time figuring out the answer to this abstruse riddle.
I am having a difficult time figuring out the answer to this inscrutable riddle.
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