tight-lipped
adjective
1
: having the lips closed tight (as in determination)
2
: reluctant to speak : taciturn
Examples of tight-lipped in a Sentence
the cabinet official is usually tight-lipped about her private life
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Bridges was tight-lipped and didn’t go into much detail when asked for the ingredients to his secret sauce.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The White House and Department of Justice (DOJ), which oversees the ATF, have been tight-lipped about what prompted the administrative shuffle.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Zelensky had been tight-lipped about the operation, only indirectly referring to it.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
In interviews, Erickson has remained tight-lipped about this topic.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The White House and Department of Justice (DOJ), which oversees the ATF, have been tight-lipped about what prompted the administrative shuffle.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Zelensky had been tight-lipped about the operation, only indirectly referring to it.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
In interviews, Erickson has remained tight-lipped about this topic.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tight-lipped
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“Tight-lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-lipped. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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