hush-hush
Example Sentences
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In a WhatsApp message cited in the lawsuit, Shell told Cipriani that the deal was “very hush, hush until we sign.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
"It's like things have taken a turn. The gloves are off. And everything that used to be hush hush is now just . . . out in the open."
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2020
And I went down to meet with him, and then I met with him further, and it was all kept very hush hush.
From MSNBC • Jun. 19, 2019
A huge generalisation I know, but anything that was hush hush, was a little suspicious or was offered as a reason for absence was "Oh, I had/have to see a man about a dog."
From BBC • May 16, 2013
“Oh, hush, hush, my child!” said Van Helsing.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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