Examples of hush-hush in a Sentence

the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis
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To access the hush-hush sale, head to Rue La La now and make a free account using your email address. Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 But Vicious Biscuit is hush-hush about who owns it. Gary Stern, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 For the most loyal Delta fliers, there’s a separate invite-only program that is very hush-hush. Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024 And so, a diversion is hatched: Nick lures Richard into the surgery while Meredith and Bailey give Catherine a hush-hush biopsy in the clinic. Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hush-hush 

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hush-hush was in 1916

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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush-hush. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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