top secret
adjective
1
: protected by a high degree of secrecy
a top secret weapon
a top secret meeting
2
a
: containing or being information whose unauthorized disclosure could result in exceptionally grave danger to the nation
top secret messages
compare confidential, secret
b
: of or relating to top secret documents
a top secret clearance
Examples of top secret in a Sentence
The mission is top secret.
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Perez-Lugones, who holds a top secret security clearance, is accused of accessing a classified report related to an unnamed foreign country, taking a screen shot and printing it.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Perez-Lugones, who held a top secret security clearance, is accused of printing classified and sensitive reports at work.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Perez-Lugones searched systems at his work for classified information without authorization, including a report classified as top secret related to an unspecified foreign country, according to the affidavit.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
But under the direction of interior designer Heidi Caillier, the iconic floral was stretched over an expanse of down in a Los Angeles workroom, shipped to a top secret mountain location, and deposited in Kendall Jenner’s new living room.
—Christine Lennon, Architectural Digest, 8 Dec. 2025
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Perez-Lugones, who held a top secret security clearance, is accused of printing classified and sensitive reports at work.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Perez-Lugones searched systems at his work for classified information without authorization, including a report classified as top secret related to an unspecified foreign country, according to the affidavit.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
But under the direction of interior designer Heidi Caillier, the iconic floral was stretched over an expanse of down in a Los Angeles workroom, shipped to a top secret mountain location, and deposited in Kendall Jenner’s new living room.
—Christine Lennon, Architectural Digest, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for top secret
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20secret. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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