Examples of hush-hush in a Sentence
the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal
top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis
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The management team doesn’t want to give away too much too early and is keeping the menu hush-hush for now.
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Jenna Thompson
april 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Kylie's husband and Travis' brother, Jason Kelce, 38, has also been hush-hush about the pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end's wedding.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
The Pussycat Dolls couldn’t stay hush-hush forever about original member Carmit Bachar claiming that she wasn’t invited to the band’s upcoming reunion trek.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
Details about Bridgerton season 5 are still being kept very hush-hush, but showrunner Jess Brownell did drop a major hint at the season 4 premiere.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jenna Thompson
april 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Kylie's husband and Travis' brother, Jason Kelce, 38, has also been hush-hush about the pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end's wedding.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
The Pussycat Dolls couldn’t stay hush-hush forever about original member Carmit Bachar claiming that she wasn’t invited to the band’s upcoming reunion trek.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
Details about Bridgerton season 5 are still being kept very hush-hush, but showrunner Jess Brownell did drop a major hint at the season 4 premiere.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hush-hush
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush-hush. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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