cagey

Example Sentences

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Food professionals from haute cuisine down to trend-savvy sandwich shops tend to be cagey about where they get their ramps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A second US official was cagey when asked about whether an extension was likely to be agreed on Trump's trip.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Based on an actual meeting between the two, it’s a cagey game of cat-and-mouse, with the publisher taking the measure of a nervous, still-inexperienced journalist, looking for reassurance that his reporting will prove out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She remained cagey about her connection to the paralegal we had called that morning, stating only that she worked with him.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Though I am too cagey to say it: he might object to the vocabulary, or think he’s being pinned down.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood