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
• The author, who is often tight-lipped about her private life, didn’t share details about what led to their split.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 June 2025
• Authorities investigating her death have been tight-lipped as well.
  — Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
• Chase and Mase are even more tight-lipped when Layla picks them up at the airport.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
• While the cast and crew played coy, and Netflix remained tight-lipped on most updates, too much info came out in the press for this to not happen.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
• Mehta is tight-lipped on plot specifics but emphatic about its ambition.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026