| For a long time, Irving used his streetwise independence to dazzle career academics with the arcane quality of his research. |
| Those unfamiliar with the saga are bound to be mystified by the more arcane plot twists. |
| Apparently there's some strange, arcane folk belief that wearing such headgear actually makes everything you say and do amusing. |
| The riotous crowd around him swept him along through arcane underground tunnels to a vaulted hall. |
| His telling anecdotes draw on years of personal acquaintance with key figures, and alert attendance at arcane, cultish tech conferences. |
| I went through arcane methods and eventually deduced who is my Secret Santa! |
