keep quiet about
idiom
: to not say anything about (something)
She kept quiet about her plans to change jobs.
Examples of keep quiet about in a Sentence
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Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco declined at a news conference on Wednesday to say whether law enforcement officials suggested Biden representatives should keep quiet about the case.
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Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2023
Valerie was paid off by Vought to keep quiet about the incident as Liberty went off the radar.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Celebrities often deny, keep quiet about plastic s:Why that's problematic.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
Union President Jesse Sharkey asserted that CPS has not lived up to assurances given when the two sides were hammering out a reopening deal and that CPS shouldn’t expect the union to keep quiet about the issue.
—Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2021
Choose your battles — and try to keep quiet about unimportant things.
—Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 3 Mar. 2021
Celebrities and lip filler:Some deny, keep quiet about their cosmetic procedures.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
Megan later claimed that Lanez offered her money to keep quiet about the incident.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Dec. 2021
Bragg’s prosecutors are focused on the $130,000 payment to Daniels, who agreed to keep quiet about her story of an affair with Trump in exchange for the payoff.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2023
Valerie was paid off by Vought to keep quiet about the incident as Liberty went off the radar.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Celebrities often deny, keep quiet about plastic s:Why that's problematic.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
Union President Jesse Sharkey asserted that CPS has not lived up to assurances given when the two sides were hammering out a reopening deal and that CPS shouldn’t expect the union to keep quiet about the issue.
—Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2021
Choose your battles — and try to keep quiet about unimportant things.
—Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 3 Mar. 2021
Celebrities and lip filler:Some deny, keep quiet about their cosmetic procedures.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
Megan later claimed that Lanez offered her money to keep quiet about the incident.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Dec. 2021
Bragg’s prosecutors are focused on the $130,000 payment to Daniels, who agreed to keep quiet about her story of an affair with Trump in exchange for the payoff.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
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