indiscreet

Example Sentences

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The email exchanges are peppered with gossipy and sometimes indiscreet comments.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 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

Squire said members were shockingly indiscreet in those days, often writing “dues” in the memo section, contradicting leaders’ statements that the group doesn’t collect membership fees.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

My relief at Maxim’s arrival would be tempered by the fear that they might say something indiscreet, and I became dumb at once, a set smile on my lips, my hands in my lap.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier