tight-lipped
adjective
1
: having the lips closed tight (as in determination)
2
: reluctant to speak : taciturn
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Examples of tight-lipped in a Sentence
the cabinet official is usually tight-lipped about her private life
Recent Examples on the Web
In April, the company sent messages to iPhone users in 92 countries warning them of cybercriminal attacks, and the company has been tight-lipped about who or what was behind the attacks.
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Laura Bratton, Quartz, 11 July 2024
Senate Democrats met for the first time in more than two weeks on Tuesday, and lawmakers leaving the caucus lunch meeting were tight-lipped about the nature of the conversations.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Nearly all were tight-lipped on Tuesday following caucuswide meetings focused squarely on whether Biden should step aside after his halting and at times incoherent debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
But when pressed on whether the new British government would push the Biden administration to remove the offensive strike ban, Healey remained tight-lipped.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 10 July 2024
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Laura Bratton, Quartz, 11 July 2024
Senate Democrats met for the first time in more than two weeks on Tuesday, and lawmakers leaving the caucus lunch meeting were tight-lipped about the nature of the conversations.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Nearly all were tight-lipped on Tuesday following caucuswide meetings focused squarely on whether Biden should step aside after his halting and at times incoherent debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
But when pressed on whether the new British government would push the Biden administration to remove the offensive strike ban, Healey remained tight-lipped.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 10 July 2024
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“Tight-lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-lipped. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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