Examples of closeted in a Sentence
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There were so many closeted wrestling fans, especially in the hip-hop community.
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Already a keen performer, Jules quickly becomes everything a closeted guy would want.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Imagine what seeing that flag on our military bases in Afghanistan must have meant for closeted Afghans.
—Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Gloria, who was deeply closeted when Girls5eva was first formed, is now trying to sow her oats with local women.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
While still largely closeted, Mr. Mixner in 1976 helped found the Municipal Elections Committee of Los Angeles, the first gay and lesbian political action committee in the country.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Ed Koch is a closeted jerk; Brooke Astor brings carnations to a grave.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
In the film, based on Casey McQuiston's novel of the same name, Perez plays the bisexual son of an American president (Uma Thurman) who falls in love with a closeted British royal (Nicholas Galitzine).
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2023
The Baths were a haven for closeted men still married to women, for young men who had escaped restrictive upbringings and were finding themselves in the city, and, inevitably, for celebrities.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Already a keen performer, Jules quickly becomes everything a closeted guy would want.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Imagine what seeing that flag on our military bases in Afghanistan must have meant for closeted Afghans.
—Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Gloria, who was deeply closeted when Girls5eva was first formed, is now trying to sow her oats with local women.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
While still largely closeted, Mr. Mixner in 1976 helped found the Municipal Elections Committee of Los Angeles, the first gay and lesbian political action committee in the country.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Ed Koch is a closeted jerk; Brooke Astor brings carnations to a grave.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
In the film, based on Casey McQuiston's novel of the same name, Perez plays the bisexual son of an American president (Uma Thurman) who falls in love with a closeted British royal (Nicholas Galitzine).
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2023
The Baths were a haven for closeted men still married to women, for young men who had escaped restrictive upbringings and were finding themselves in the city, and, inevitably, for celebrities.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Closeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closeted. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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