closemouthed

Example Sentences

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Scott, famously closemouthed about her philanthropy choices, has not explained why she singled out those affiliates or landed on Communities In Schools for her largesse, said the nonprofit’s Washington director, Erin McCallum.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022

Hutton’s gaptoothed smile replaced the closemouthed gaze and white eyeliner of Vogue models of the 1960s.

From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2021

Perhaps that seems right for a first-person narrative, but Stamm remains just as closemouthed across all his work.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2021

The reclusive and litigious developer Sheldon Solow, for example, has been party to hundreds of lawsuits, while the closemouthed heirs of Sol Goldman’s estate rarely sell any of their vast holdings.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2016

The closemouthed Scottish scientist never mentioned the incident.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong