encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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Anonymous and encrypted communication tools exist for a reason, and lawmakers should not undermine them under the guise of child safety.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Since at least 2016, Meta (then named Facebook) has said WhatsApp provides robust end-to-end encryption, meaning that messages are encrypted on a sender’s device with keys that are available only to the receiver’s.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
For example, Discord users can rejoice, as voice chats and video calls are now end-to-end encrypted.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
Even the consumer-level codes that encrypt your online banking are so hard to break that every computer on the planet working together would need longer than the age of the universe to brute-force them apart.
—David M. Ewalt, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Since at least 2016, Meta (then named Facebook) has said WhatsApp provides robust end-to-end encryption, meaning that messages are encrypted on a sender’s device with keys that are available only to the receiver’s.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
For example, Discord users can rejoice, as voice chats and video calls are now end-to-end encrypted.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
Even the consumer-level codes that encrypt your online banking are so hard to break that every computer on the planet working together would need longer than the age of the universe to brute-force them apart.
—David M. Ewalt, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for encrypt
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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encrypt
verb
en·crypt
in-ˈkript 
: to change (information) from one form to another especially to hide its meaning
encrypt the message
encryption
noun
-ˈkrip-shən
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