How to Use tight-lipped in a Sentence

tight-lipped

adjective
  • Lee held her all-around gold medal up with a tight-lipped smile.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Of course, Peltz has been tight-lipped about his turnaround plans too.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Other than that, the people who know the beam best are tight-lipped on the subject.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The palace is traditionally tight-lipped about the health of the monarch.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The award-winning artist was tight-lipped about who her new partner is.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Since the film was announced, Netflix has been tight-lipped with details on the plot.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But the board members who were pushed out remained tight-lipped about their side of the story.
    Harry Booth, TIME, 7 June 2024
  • As for where the season goes from there, the showrunners are remaining tight-lipped.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • But even the world’s most hyperbolic CEO stayed tight-lipped about what was in the pipeline.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 14 June 2024
  • Fed chair Powell has remained tight-lipped on his thoughts about if, or when, rates may come down.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Good noodlers are always on the hunt for new spots, and are very tight-lipped about their location to other noodlers.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
  • As in the past, Parker has practiced a tight-lipped diplomacy.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • There is no speechifying here, thanks to our two tight-lipped female cops.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Both have been tight-lipped about what, if anything, is going on between them.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The team, however, remained tight-lipped over the reports.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Its shiny grille, which also houses its charging port, smiles big whereas many EVs present a tight-lipped face to the world.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 6 June 2023
  • Of course, nobody had a good handle on what the famously tight-lipped Orioles might do.
    C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Since then, zoo officials have been tight-lipped about plans for welcoming back pandas, which were last at the zoo in 2019.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
  • However, Sudeikis has kept notably tight-lipped on the topic.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Over the years, Lopez has stayed pretty tight-lipped about her relationship with the Bad Boy Records founder and that harrowing night.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
  • Chloe gets tight-lipped listening to these comparisons, and Hannah sort of hangs her head.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The singer has remained tight-lipped on his performance itself, choosing not to disclose songs or guests as of yet.
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The showrunners remain tight-lipped about the Stranger's identity, but were enthusiastic to tell a Lord of the Rings story in the desert.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The production team is being tight-lipped about the music and has not released any of the original recordings from 1970.
    Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But Zobrist is tight-lipped on what innovations will be seen.
    Laura McCreddie-Doak, WIRED, 20 July 2024
  • Apart from calling for peace, Sudan’s neighbors have so far been largely tight-lipped in public.
    Katharine Houreld and Bryan Pietsch, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • That is now confirmed, but showrunner Jess Brownell is tight-lipped about whether season 4 might be Benedict's love story.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 June 2024
  • Democrats who supported the legislation have been just as tight-lipped.
    Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • The Trump campaign has been tight-lipped about who exactly the incoming president plans to pardon.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But beyond that, the future Dallas Mavericks owner was tight-lipped about his relationship and not much has changed in that regard.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024

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