tight-lipped
adjective
1
: having the lips closed tight (as in determination)
2
: reluctant to speak : taciturn
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the cabinet official is usually tight-lipped about her private life
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The generally tight-lipped Boldy admitted that this season was a step forward.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
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—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Asked where this new global mission is going next, her team was tight-lipped but stressed this is the first of other trips of its kind.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Still, even after the election, Magyar has remained relentlessly on message—which is to say, vague and tight-lipped, leaving several inconvenient dilemmas unaddressed.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The Braves claim their new broadcast network is thriving, but executives remain tight-lipped about sharing specific subscriber data.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Asked where this new global mission is going next, her team was tight-lipped but stressed this is the first of other trips of its kind.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Still, even after the election, Magyar has remained relentlessly on message—which is to say, vague and tight-lipped, leaving several inconvenient dilemmas unaddressed.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tight-lipped
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“Tight-lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-lipped. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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