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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Even the 2024 Model of the Year felt pressure to stay tight-lipped on issues that are most important to her.
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
Barnett was initially tight-lipped about his plans for the lot, which Extell purchased this past October for nearly $160 million, but its scope came into focus after his firm acquired the adjacent properties.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Apple has been tight-lipped about its plans for the event, as usual.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Noel, almost entirely tight-lipped through the first half of the show, mostly leaving the posturing to his younger brother, seemed genuinely emotional.
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
Barnett was initially tight-lipped about his plans for the lot, which Extell purchased this past October for nearly $160 million, but its scope came into focus after his firm acquired the adjacent properties.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Apple has been tight-lipped about its plans for the event, as usual.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Noel, almost entirely tight-lipped through the first half of the show, mostly leaving the posturing to his younger brother, seemed genuinely emotional.
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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