tight-lipped
adjective
1
: having the lips closed tight (as in determination)
2
: reluctant to speak : taciturn
Examples of tight-lipped in a Sentence
the cabinet official is usually tight-lipped about her private life
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With the Tigers remaining tight-lipped on a potential trade for their ace, at least publicly, the Yankees would have to make a godfather offer to pry the superstar ace from their roster.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Kelce has also kept tight-lipped on wedding details As for Kelce, the Super Bowl champion has not gone into detail about his future nuptials.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Daboll has been notoriously tight-lipped in news conferences during his four-year tenure.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Franklin remained so tight-lipped that some wrote him off as a British spy.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Kelce has also kept tight-lipped on wedding details As for Kelce, the Super Bowl champion has not gone into detail about his future nuptials.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Daboll has been notoriously tight-lipped in news conferences during his four-year tenure.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Franklin remained so tight-lipped that some wrote him off as a British spy.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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 19 Oct. 2025.
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