cagey

Example Sentences

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When the dancing stopped, Norway's husband and wife team of Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien initially took control before the sides fell into a cagey contest.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

They went with serve and the seventh game was another tussle, Sabalenka holding for 4-3 after the best rally of a cagey affair.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

“The fact that they’re being cagey about it is eyebrow-raising,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

A year ago, he outlasted an ancient Mike Tyson over eight cagey rounds for a Netflix audience of 60 million households worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

He’d never seen his mother act so cagey about anything.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro