be closeted
Example Sentences
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We wanted to be mysterious and be closeted, and Katie was the one who encouraged us not to, and to just be ourselves.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Or perhaps the speaker could recognize that a cousin at the table may be closeted, and take it upon themselves to model how to push back against transphobia.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025
Although Nakhane speaks freely about his sexual orientation – largely at the prompting of journalists, it must be said – he, too, used to be closeted, like Xolani.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2018
It’s one thing to be closeted, it’s another to pretend someone you’re seeing doesn’t exist.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2016
What this purpose was no one was told or could guess, but for a good while after she used to be closeted by herself for several hours during the day.
From Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life by Samuel Lover
