How to Use tight-lipped in a Sentence

tight-lipped

adjective
  • Lee held her all-around gold medal up with a tight-lipped smile.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Of course, Peltz has been tight-lipped about his turnaround plans too.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Other than that, the people who know the beam best are tight-lipped on the subject.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The palace is traditionally tight-lipped about the health of the monarch.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The award-winning artist was tight-lipped about who her new partner is.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Since the film was announced, Netflix has been tight-lipped with details on the plot.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But the board members who were pushed out remained tight-lipped about their side of the story.
    Harry Booth, TIME, 7 June 2024
  • Brinks was tight-lipped and would not say how the truck opened or whether the driver would be disciplined.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Michaels is famously tight-lipped about the program, and why not?
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The Russos have remained tight-lipped about the plots of both Doomsday and Secret Wars.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
  • But even as the talk-show host asked what fans can expect from the global trek, the Idol star remained tight-lipped.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Both sides have been tight-lipped about their objectives with these talks.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
  • As for where the season goes from there, the showrunners are remaining tight-lipped.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • But even the world’s most hyperbolic CEO stayed tight-lipped about what was in the pipeline.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 14 June 2024
  • Fed chair Powell has remained tight-lipped on his thoughts about if, or when, rates may come down.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • However, the pair have remained tight-lipped about the reboot since then.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Coke was tight-lipped on whether the decision had been fully agreed to.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 July 2025
  • Jean-Baptiste, her mouth set in a tight-lipped frown, her eyes ablaze with fear and loathing, soft-pedals nothing.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Good noodlers are always on the hunt for new spots, and are very tight-lipped about their location to other noodlers.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
  • As in the past, Parker has practiced a tight-lipped diplomacy.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • The former pair seem to have had an amicable breakup and both are tight-lipped about the reason for their split.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
  • There is no speechifying here, thanks to our two tight-lipped female cops.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Both have been tight-lipped about what, if anything, is going on between them.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Both camps are quite tight-lipped about the record attempts and won’t disclose details on their strategies.
    Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 9 May 2025
  • The team, however, remained tight-lipped over the reports.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • As for the problems the team is facing, the Spaniard was tight-lipped, offering no specifics.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The tight-lipped kids are more ready to trust her, and one clearly scared girl references the diner from the prologue.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Chopra Jonas is tight-lipped on both fronts.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And why would Shimabukuro — and some other folks connected to the American team — be so tight-lipped about it?
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • To be sure, lots of companies are tight-lipped about product and strategy plans.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026

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