How to Use secrecy in a Sentence
secrecy
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But his time in prison was cloaked in secrecy to the very end.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2022
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But the secrecy around the discipline process — and the outcome of the case — alarmed her.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2022
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There’s an air of secrecy to the work some of these groups are doing.
—Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
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The secrecy of the compound was evident in the wake of Medeiros’ death.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
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The world of spies is, by its very nature, cloaked in secrecy.
—WIRED, 7 Jan. 2023
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But in the days leading up to the raid, secrecy was paramount.
—ABC News, 2 May 2021
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Why all the secrecy behind the event once celebrities leave the Met steps?
—Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 27 Apr. 2022
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The secrecy about the film has been purposeful, as many of the cast members have said.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
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Plus, how secrecy sits at the center of Trump's clash with courts.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Then, the secrecy sleeve in the ballot is set aside until it’s time to count the ballots.
—Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2022
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Its secrecy laws are also among the strictest in the country.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
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Much of the deal is shrouded in secrecy, including the date of the hostages’ return.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Aug. 2023
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They are shrouded in secrecy in a way adult courts are not.
—Meribah Knight, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2023
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There’s more than a whiff of secrecy in the air during these final days of the session.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
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The secrecy of the internal work of the chambers was a sacred trust.
—New York Times, 14 July 2021
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Each justice has four clerks — and secrecy is part of their job.
—Chris Megerian, ajc, 3 May 2022
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This song is strictly for the hardcore, a note passed in secrecy from fan to fan, kept as an oath.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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There’s a reason the whole thing had been shrouded in secrecy.
—Matthew Jacobs, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2023
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For the first time, Tucker appeared to show cracks in his secrecy.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2021
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The right of billionaires to travel in secrecy is a niche concern, to say the least.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
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All that secrecy fed into a sense of shame, and there was no reason for it.
—Jessica Biel, TIME, 14 May 2024
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In her memoir, the e-mail marks the fulcrum between the secrecy of her past and her more open future.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
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No sooner has the trio made a pact of secrecy than their families start to find out.
—Time, 30 June 2023
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Despite the secrecy, some details have emerged, even as the final choice has not.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
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The talks have been shrouded in secrecy and neither side made comments to reporters on the way out.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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The College of Cardinals has been called to the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope under a veil of secrecy.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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How did Myrick violate the secrecy of the grand jury process?
—Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021
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Chloe doesn’t worry about her secrecy — at least for now.
—Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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There’s been little secrecy in Nix’s approach to his first true NFL offseason.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
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And a big part of the PBM formulary playbook is secrecy, Anderson said.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 2 June 2025
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