cagey

Example Sentences

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The manufacturers have so far been quite cagey as to which method they are using - understandably, as individual intellectual property is at stake, as well as competitiveness.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Prior to that announcement, though, Weisz is cagey about the film.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

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

Ever since Jason and Nico had returned from Diocletian’s Palace, they’d been acting nervous and cagey.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan