How to Use secretive in a Sentence

secretive

adjective

• He's very secretive about his work.
• But that gave me license to still live in the shadows and to be secretive.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
• That isn’t an effort to be secretive about starters, says the school spokesman.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
• And, later, Pierre Thomas takes us inside one of the most secretive places in the world.
  — ABC News, 21 Nov. 2021
• The answer may be in some sauces that aren’t so secretive.
  — The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
• The Connecticut is part of the Seawolf class, the most potent and secretive in the Navy.
  — Josh Farley, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
• The cover, a painting by Tim Troll, is of the strong and secretive Mary, loving and loved mother of the tribe.
  — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023
• This is outback noir — oblique, secretive and as hard-boiled as the ground is hard-baked — and Sen wears it well.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
• The selection process has long been secretive, but opened up a bit in 2016.
  — Stephanie Fillion, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023
• But those customers had to be very secretive about the site and the deals that were promoted there.
  — Rendy Jones, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
• One of the most secretive accounts at Tri Star belonged to Ms. Spears.
  — New York Times, 19 Dec. 2021
• The world of plastic surgery in 1991, much more so than today, was secretive.
  — Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 3 Apr. 2024
• Thomas has been hosted by Crow, who is a member of the secretive club, and stayed at a lodge there called Midway.
  — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2023
• The plan was so secretive that even after the war ended, the members of the ghost army were sworn to secrecy.
  — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
• The film follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events: selecting a new Pope.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
• According to Gerry, the Ghost Army’s work was so secretive that none of the men in the unit spoke about it to their friends and family.
  — Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022
• Even the biggest and most secretive buck could walk past his stand or be captured on his trail camera.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2021
• The proceedings around the ICJ opinion have thus far been secretive.
  — Jon McGowan, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
• Her investigation leads to some of the most secretive and ruthless men in the city.
  — Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• Kotb has never been secretive about her love for Bush Hager, who has been by her side at Today for over four years.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 Nov. 2023
• Still, Fishkin and other experts feel Google is too secretive about how Search works.
  — Laura Bratton, Quartz, 31 May 2024
• Meghann Fahy, who earned a nod for her role as the sunny yet secretive Daphne Sullivan, was also a fan of the beloved floral trend.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
• The gambling world has long been even more secretive, and remains so, even as much of the action becomes legal.
  — Danny Funt, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2022
• Usually, the secretive, furry wild cats are pursued by large birds of prey and wolves.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• Also in the film, Armendáriz has a secretive lover (Castillo) who is a fellow luchador and married to a woman.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
• The 18-year-old said that her father, who is of Mayan origin and speaks K’iche’, has been very secretive about her culture and history.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
• Also some dudes just are so secretive about it, and that creates tension.
  — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
• Bortz reached out to the secretive Warholak, got a glimpse of what the junkyard held, and eventually acquired the cars, including the three at the Petersen.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
• But that could be because the justices are being more secretive around Dobbs, experts say.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2022
• The Black Doves is so secretive that even Helen isn’t entirely sure who else works for the organization…or if the organization is working against her.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Jan 2025