How to Use noncommittal in a Sentence
noncommittal
adjective- She would only give noncommittal answers about her plans.
- The president remained noncommittal, saying only that all options would be considered.
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There is no other way to explain the team’s continued vague and noncommittal stance about his future.
— Clarence Hill, star-telegram, 28 Feb. 2018 -
Wolff was not surprised that federal officials were publicly noncommittal about the idea when reached last week.
— Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2018 -
When asked about his future at Stamford Bridge, Conte seemed noncommittal.
— SI.com, 2 Apr. 2018 -
At least in public, most senators remained noncommittal.
— Tracy Wilkinson, latimes.com, 11 Apr. 2018 -
Steyer was noncommittal about funding an outside effort in support of the state legislator.
— James Hohmann, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2018 -
When asked if her commission will consider raising the age limit on guns, DeVos said the group would look at it, but was noncommittal about what may emerge.
— Brian Bennett, latimes.com, 12 Mar. 2018 -
When Stahl asked outright whether teachers should have guns in classrooms, DeVos offered a noncommittal answer.
— Natasha Bach, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2018 -
Ryan, however, has remained noncommittal, hence Pelosi's ongoing effort to highlight the issue.
— Erica Grieder, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018 -
Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union have remained mostly noncommittal.
— Arne Delfs, Bloomberg.com, 7 Jan. 2018 -
Of those, 15 opposed the idea of a trail, nine were in favor and one was noncommittal.
— cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021 -
If the clothes were noncommittal, too, that’s a reflection of the times.
— Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2019 -
The problem is, the Paris agreement is vague and noncommittal about who will pay how much to whom, when.
— Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 11 Dec. 2020 -
As far as when that could happen, the city is noncommittal.
— John Benson, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2022 -
DeWine again was noncommittal when asked about the bill on Thursday.
— Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2021 -
Both knew about Prop. 16 but were noncommittal about their vote.
— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020 -
House Democrats have so far been noncommittal about the next steps in the impeachment inquiry.
— Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2019 -
On the question of God and an afterlife, John has remained noncommittal in the past.
— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 May 2023 -
Asked if there was a scenario in which Goff would not be on the roster next season, Snead was noncommittal.
— Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2021 -
Smith said Mukhtar is back in full training and could be involved but was noncommittal.
— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 -
Kingsbury was just as noncommittal when asked who will start in place of Hernandez against the Rams.
— Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2022 -
As written, the words appear noncommittal, yet the rhyme implies the patness of what these women have to say.
— Lyndall Gordon, New York Times, 17 May 2018 -
But the best nail wraps and stickers are one of the easiest and most noncommittal ways to stay ahead of the ever-changing mani movement.
— Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2023 -
The two are noncommittal about how many songs from that project made their way onto either version of Voir Dire.
— Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023 -
McCarthy was noncommittal on what Prescott would do in practice in the coming days.
— David Moore, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2021 -
In 2024, the soft, blended shade is the perfect choice for those who are noncommittal about drastic hair choices.
— Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023 -
Belichick was noncommittal when asked last week if the Patriots planned to bring Folk back when healthy.
— BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2019 -
But Trump, who has vowed to cut off aid to Kyiv, later was noncommittal about helping Johnson hold on to the speaker’s gavel.
— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024 -
There’s a fair amount of chatter about suspiciously noncommittal Dan, but the tide soon turns against Janelle.
— Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
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