1
2

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hush-hush Critical Role’s Liam O’Brien has joined the cast of The Dragon King in a role that’s still very hush-hush. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 The band is hard at work on their 15th album, though details are currently hush-hush. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 18 July 2025 The department tried their best to keep the whole operation hush-hush. Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025 Prosecutors contend Combs leaned on employees and used his music and fashion empire to facilitate and cover up his behavior, sometimes making threats to keep them in line and his misconduct hush-hush. Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hush-hush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hush-hush
Adjective
  • All calls are toll-free and confidential.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Incomes and inheritances are not confidential matters.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Bundy family’s statement noted this and said their destination was not clandestine, as the FBI document alleged.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The result was the Commandos, who operated in clandestine raids behind the lines to harass the enemy with remarkable success.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • North was convicted in 1989 on three felony charges for helping to arrange the illicit sale of weapons to Iran and divert the proceeds to fund a secret war against anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The in-game map also purposefully obscures some of the game's secret nooks and crannies, which can only be found with careful observation (or a handy walkthrough).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Cameron Crowe researched what would become his debut script by going undercover as a high school student for a full year in what can only be described as a 21 Jump Street stunt.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Further, this legislation is unnecessary if it is truly intended to apply to undercover officers.
    Charles Champion, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The executives were able to meet with Pope Leo in a private audience that included others, according to a person familiar with the matter.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Get Ready: Katy Perry Has Released a Sneak Peek of Her New Song And the internet has receipts.
    Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 15 Mar. 2017
Adjective
  • Moreover, the lobster boat and the Mako were covert FBI assets carefully disguised as legitimate smuggling vessels.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • If compromised, malicious radios inside them could be used for simultaneous outages or covert data collection, the FHWA warned.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Korean Central News Agency/AP What To Know North Korea has conducted six underground nuclear tests since 2006, the most recent in 2017.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Around a million years ago, a sinkhole opened, turning the Cedar Creek waterway into an underground river.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on hush-hush

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!