secretive

Example Sentences

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The party was already highly secretive before Xi took power in 2012, but his tilt toward autocratic rule has made Chinese politics even more opaque and sparked a resurgence in Pekingology.

From The Wall Street Journal

The exact number, and their order, is by no means certain, however Kim is very secretive about his family, only introducing his wife to the public after they had been married for some time.

From BBC

“If she was so secretive, it’s odd that she would leave anything on the Mirror Tech servers.”

From Literature

The subject of an Interpol Red Notice, he is alleged to be an intelligence asset for the FSB, Russia's secretive security service.

From BBC

The story itself is compelling but the possibility of hearing a snippet of the secretive music is even more so.

From Los Angeles Times