indiscreet
Example Sentences
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"They would never ever say anything indiscreet about me," she replied.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Her essential judgments on persons and events, as quoted, make her look wise and perceptive, which is her general reputation, but she was also indiscreet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
So he put it on her forehead instead, but it trickled onto her nose, where it would have been indiscreet to wipe it away, however much it may have tickled.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
He kept a diary for 25 years, about his work, his political activism, his friendships and other subjects, and they promise to be “anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Laughter covers indiscreet glances of welcome and promise, and takes the edge off gestures of betrayal and abandon.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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