taciturn
Example Sentences
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He was famously taciturn and his style of play wasn’t at all flashy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
She is as warm and outgoing as he is taciturn and undemonstrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
The taciturn Julie is quick to note how different their circumstances are, but Emily gives her some hard-earned wisdom in return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
The new bridge, constructed with Turkish assistance, was recently completed under the watchful eye of a professional, if taciturn, Ugandan army unit.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
I have always heard that Maine people are rather taciturn, but for this candidate for Mount Rushmore to point twice in an afternoon was to be unbearably talkative.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing taciturn
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Animal Farm
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Grade 10, List 3
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