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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While lawmakers remained tight-lipped about the specifics of their all-caucus lunch, comments from leadership suggested a growing openness to bipartisan negotiations.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
As for its starting clientele base, Katz was tight-lipped.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Rockies executive vice president Walker Monfort has been tight-lipped about his blueprint for the club’s front office rebuild.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have remained tight-lipped and expressed optimism that Purdy is improving steadily.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
As for its starting clientele base, Katz was tight-lipped.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Rockies executive vice president Walker Monfort has been tight-lipped about his blueprint for the club’s front office rebuild.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have remained tight-lipped and expressed optimism that Purdy is improving steadily.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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