vest

Example Sentences

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“They are keeping it close to the vest what they are buying,” Buchta said, adding that Freddie and Fannie aren’t going to come in and purchase $200 billion all at once.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"Touch wood, no. I've been very, very close. It's this that frightens them", he tugs his orange vest.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

But he’s playing it very close to the vest, seemingly waiting to see how it all shakes out.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

Senses dull and blunt in that special way where it feels like your brain is wearing a weighted vest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, a vest required some internal structure and a fabric to support it—a wool gabardine, say, or a flannel.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman