under wraps

idiom

informal
: known to only a few people : secret
The name of the movie is being kept under wraps.

Examples of under wraps in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Gossip Girl and The O.C. grads Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are attached to write the TV offshoot, whose premise is being kept under wraps. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024 Exact character details are being kept under wraps. Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024 The 21-year-old LSU forward kept her decision under wraps until nearly the end of the deadline to declare her intentions, with the plan to let her coach know privately after the last season game before announcing publicly, as ESPN reported during live LSU vs. Iowa coverage. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024 But until now, Miller and the 32-year-old Topp — who has also appeared on The Goldbergs and the Disney Channel’s So Random! — kept their real-life pairing under wraps. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024 Details about Parsons and Bialik's onscreen reunion, however, are being kept under wraps. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2024 For a long time, Drucker and his group kept their activity under wraps. Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024 Though its plot remains under wraps, the forthcoming release has been described as a sci-fi anthology film, and was penned by Lanthimos and his frequent collaborator Efthimis Filippou. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024 Exact plot details for Season 2 are being kept under wraps, but the first season saw the titular nine strangers meet at a health and wellness resort run by Kidman’s Masha. Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024

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“Under wraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20wraps. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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