unforthcoming

Example Sentences

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He went on to criticise the defendant for failing to assist the police investigation, adding that Forde's "unforthcoming attitude" had meant further forensic work had to be undertaken.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Trials in Mexico are not conducted in public, and authorities have been especially unforthcoming about the San Fernando investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2024

It is unforthcoming ground, this shattered limestone – even our own prints are impossible to trace when we turn back.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2017

In the past, Mr. McCombs has been uncomfortable and unforthcoming in interviews — he doesn’t like self-aggrandizement — or has preferred they be conducted in unusual ways, such as by mail.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2016

I began quizzing her about how Ruth had been, but she was so unforthcoming, in the end I said to her: “Look, you must have talked about something.”

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro