man/woman of few words
noun phrase
: a man/woman who does not talk very much
My grandfather was a man of few words.
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Pivetta is a man of few words, and almost none of those words are ever expended making excuses.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Dorrigo is a man of few words — as many men of that generation are — who, for better or worse, processes most of his emotions in silence.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates superstar pitcher Paul Skenes is known to be a man of few words.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
But for a man of few words in front of an audience, his music is ripe with satire and vulnerability, and his live performance is riddled with excessive performances of emotion, from his pained facial expressions, hand gestures and smooth dance moves.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Dorrigo is a man of few words — as many men of that generation are — who, for better or worse, processes most of his emotions in silence.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates superstar pitcher Paul Skenes is known to be a man of few words.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
But for a man of few words in front of an audience, his music is ripe with satire and vulnerability, and his live performance is riddled with excessive performances of emotion, from his pained facial expressions, hand gestures and smooth dance moves.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Man/woman of few words.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%2Fwoman%20of%20few%20words. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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