How to Use hush-hush in a Sentence

hush-hush

adjective
  • And with villas featuring up to nine bedrooms each, this hush-hush haven delivers space and privacy in spades.
    Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2023
  • But in a library, where the norm has always been hush-hush?
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
  • All of the shows are free, but which big-name DJ is playing where is very hush-hush.
    Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There were a lot of people that hadn’t found out yet, and we were supposed to keep very hush-hush about the whole thing.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Coen and Cooke wrote the script, the details of which are being kept hush-hush, but it is said to have the pulpy flavor of Dolls.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
  • There was a time when Botox was a hush-hush treatment exclusive to the rich and famous.
    Audrey Noble, SELF, 11 Dec. 2023
  • When asked if there were any big projects in the works, Lee smiled and simply put a finger to his lips in a hush-hush motion.
    Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Connie feeds them Milk-Bones, calls them her hush-hush puppies.
    Hazlitt, 29 Mar. 2023
  • That hush-hush culture of shame is a relic of last century.
    Mind Share Partners, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • To cash in on these hush-hush savings before they’re gone, just head to Gilt and create a free account using your email address.
    Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Residents try to keep this costal gem hush-hush but can't seem to keep the idyllic scenery, trendy shops, and great restaurants entirely under wraps.
    Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The hush-hush hearing was added to the calendar two weeks before Haddish was due for a pre-trial appearance on Feb. 14.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Good luck finding Sushi by Sea from the street − New Jersey’s most hush-hush omakase restaurant has no signs, no parking lot and no address on its social pages.
    Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Unlike a traditional speakeasy, the party wasn’t hush-hush.
    Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Despite attending Coachella in April, the couple have been hush-hush about their exciting news.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
  • Details of their split remained mostly hush-hush, but Vanessa told Shape in 2011 that distance took a toll on their relationship.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Drew Hancock wrote the original script and is making his directorial debut with the feature, the many plot points of which are being kept hush-hush.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
  • The hush-hush complex was created in 1961 by the Kennedy administration after the Bay of Pigs invasion.
    CBS News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Drew Hancock wrote the original script and is making his directorial debut with the feature, whose many plot points are being kept hush-hush.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023
  • Three months after holding a hush-hush wedding ceremony in Hawaii on the 25th anniversary of the music legend's death, the actor filed for divorce from his idol's offspring.
    Maria Yagoda, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
  • According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequel will depict the same premise, but additional details are being kept hush-hush.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 12 May 2023
  • So is a hush-hush intelligence operation that takes care of global problems on the down low (and features a nifty cameo from a notable Oscar nominee).
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Simply create a free Gilt account by signing up with your email address and immediately gain access to this hush-hush Birkenstock sale.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • Korotkov, 31, spent years tracking and photographing President Vladimir Putin’s special hush-hush, deluxe armored train.
    Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Maybe money was a hush-hush topic in one partner’s childhood, for instance, or personal insecurities (like feeling ashamed about credit card debt) are getting in the way of honest communication.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Mix in the current lawlessness of men’s fashion—streetwear, tailoring, Gucci-esque maximalism, and the hush-hush idea of stealth wealth all mixing and mingling together—and you’re left with a cultural signifier that’s both admirable and bewildering.
    Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 18 June 2023
  • Corralling all the debutante balls, starter marriages, and hush-hush dalliances of Capote’s inner circle demanded significant research—the bibliography of Capote’s Women is extensive—but the context only made Capote’s deception juicier.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Over the past few years, all has been hush-hush about hair care (aside from her instantly viral looks, of course) while her $2.8 billion dollar Fenty Beauty empire continued to scale.
    Essence, 4 June 2024

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