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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Even going back to the summer of 2024, Latto remained tight-lipped about her dating life when pressed by Ebro Darden on Apple Music.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
The Mötley Crüe drummer, 62, also remained tight-lipped on his own Instagram, opting not to share anything about his apparent collaboration with the two rockers.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Nowadays, the entrepreneur and model is pretty tight-lipped about her love life, and hasn’t been linked with anyone since her breakup with Idris in November 2023 after a year of dating.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
The designers were a bit tight-lipped about revealing specific interior details, but as part of the barefoot-living scenario, Boldrini says crew might not be as important as other crew-heavy superyachts.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
The Mötley Crüe drummer, 62, also remained tight-lipped on his own Instagram, opting not to share anything about his apparent collaboration with the two rockers.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Nowadays, the entrepreneur and model is pretty tight-lipped about her love life, and hasn’t been linked with anyone since her breakup with Idris in November 2023 after a year of dating.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
The designers were a bit tight-lipped about revealing specific interior details, but as part of the barefoot-living scenario, Boldrini says crew might not be as important as other crew-heavy superyachts.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Tight-lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-lipped. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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