close-lipped
Example Sentences
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As close-lipped as the Monterey Five have been about being accomplices to murder, Big Little Lies, a dark comedy of manners and satire of elitist parenting, is equally silent on the subject of both whiteness and nonwhiteness.
From Slate
Sports would be pretty boring if everyone was as close-lipped.
From Washington Times
We have three sons, 16, 14 and 12, none of them big talkers, but this one is particularly close-lipped.
From Seattle Times
She’s not known as a combative questioner and has been close-lipped about what she intends to ask Kavanaugh.
From Los Angeles Times
He is close-lipped about specific commercial relationships with the launch companies, but says that his company is “actively working” with some of them.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
