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If Bill Rusher was a closeted gay man, he was tucked back there in the far corner, next to his grandfather’s golf clubs.—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025 Chen would be playing a Chinese immigrant who marries a closeted Taiwanese man living in New York City to obtain her green card.—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 10 May 2025 For much of his professional career, Gurr was a closeted gay man, coming of age during the 1950s era of Joseph McCarthy and the Lavender Scare, the anti-communist purge of LGBTQ+ people from the U.S. government.—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Han plays Min, the closeted and wealthy heir of a Korean corporate empire whose visa is about to expire.—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for closeted
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