How to Use taciturn in a Sentence

taciturn

adjective
  • Check out what the Joes (one more taciturn than the other) had to say below.
    Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The taciturn locals still flock to Meridy's cafe, where the buffet still groans under the weight of home-fried chicken, ham and beans, and corn bread.
    David Von Drehle | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2018
  • In their universe, even Superman is a bit on the taciturn side.
    Jesse Hassenger, Chron, 18 Oct. 2022
  • For his part, the taciturn Russ recognizes how large a burden has been placed on Wendy.
    Susan Young, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • The band’s other member, the drummer Meg White, was taciturn punk muse.
    Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017
  • One was taciturn and steady; the other was volatile and virtuosic.
    New York Times, 5 July 2018
  • Speaking over Zoom from Kyiv, Kamyshin is taciturn, with a ready supply of one-liners.
    WIRED, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Professional golfers are a taciturn bunch on the course.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Patrick was a rangy, taciturn boy, who tended to shy away from confrontation.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Where Janet is open and vivacious, Colleen is more taciturn.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Fox, the code name of a taciturn soldier who turned up for treatment along with Flint, prefers to walk alongside the chestnut mare, Gesha, rather than ride her.
    Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
  • And David's always taciturn father, Avishay, 63, has grown even more silent as the days without his younger son have turned into weeks.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • There is no wife hidden in the attic (as of yet), but Colbourne is as taciturn as Mr. Rochester, although a milder version.
    Sheena Scott, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Somewhere in there are the makings of what passes for a joke in this taciturn country and something very profound about the Finnish people.
    Stuart Stevens, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Straubel noticed that the normally taciturn Kohler was trying hard not to smile.
    Joshua Davis, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2010
  • The key, other than Fine’s comforting demeanor, was to walk, eat and drive around L.A. with his taciturn subject.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021
  • With his co-host, the taciturn and mustachioed Jamie Hyneman, Mr. Savage took on challenges to test the truth of urban myths.
    Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Forget the logistics and mention the tools, and the normally taciturn Snitker lets down his guard.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Hess’ singing voice wants more breath support, and Richardson doesn’t mine much range in Robert’s attempt to paint himself as a taciturn cowboy.
    Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2018
  • And the pragmatic, utterly ruthless Chase is a good showcase role for Bridges at the more taciturn end of his late-career range.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2022
  • His younger brother, the shy and taciturn Diego, remained a close companion throughout his life.
    Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 6 June 2018
  • Even the normally taciturn Clarence Thomas was moved to issue a rare public statement.
    Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
  • Related Articles Known as the quiet Stone, for his taciturn ways and avoidance of at least some of the excesses of the rock star life, Wyman more than lives up to the title of the film.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Twin Cities, 4 July 2019
  • Bjorn Borg, a taciturn Swede with a two-fisted backhand and steady baseline game, had won Wimbledon four times.
    A.o. Scott, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The Bills’ offense hinges on the pass attack led by Dave Cross, the quarterback, a burly but taciturn Army veteran and a below-knee amputee.
    Matt Higgins Jalen Wright, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Yep, that’s a solid little wink, drawing a smile out of the normally taciturn deGrom.
    Jon Tayler, SI.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • These scenes add a nice bit of tension to the story, serving as a counterpoint to Eric’s taciturn moments with Maggie and Rachel.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Photo: Getty Workers who used to take the lead on projects grow taciturn during meetings.
    Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2017
  • For the moment, all eyes are on Mr. Temer, the vice president, a taciturn man who has long preferred operating behind the scenes.
    Andrew Jacobs and Vinod Sreeharsha, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2016
  • The taciturn 21 Savage, though, is having a hard time adjusting.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2019

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