Examples of open secret in a Sentence
It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
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That the 1990s reforms have failed has been an open secret for years among advocates, lawyers and judges, who have repeatedly called for an overhaul.
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Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2024
The slowly bubbling cauldron gradually perfumes the air through the night, spreading through the sleeping house like an open secret.
—Benjamin Dubow, Longreads, 20 Feb. 2024
An open secret Bryan’s interest in cannabis use and exercise dates back to the early days of legalization in Colorado.
—Christine Ricciardi, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
Evidently, the portal to eternity remained an open secret at least through 1992, when a couple of neighborhood boys, Omar Santiago Garcia, 11, and his brother, Eder, 9, got jobs sweeping the floors.
—Franz Lidz Meghan Dhaliwal, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
But that Michaels has been discussing demolition to perhaps replace old structures with new has been an open secret on the post for at least a year.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
Now, the Pentagon has confirmed many aspects of what Manigault Newman said was an open secret among senior officials.
—Michael Kranish, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Even on sports television, it’s been an open secret.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
In real life, Paley's constant infidelity was an open secret.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2024
The slowly bubbling cauldron gradually perfumes the air through the night, spreading through the sleeping house like an open secret.
—Benjamin Dubow, Longreads, 20 Feb. 2024
An open secret Bryan’s interest in cannabis use and exercise dates back to the early days of legalization in Colorado.
—Christine Ricciardi, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
Evidently, the portal to eternity remained an open secret at least through 1992, when a couple of neighborhood boys, Omar Santiago Garcia, 11, and his brother, Eder, 9, got jobs sweeping the floors.
—Franz Lidz Meghan Dhaliwal, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
But that Michaels has been discussing demolition to perhaps replace old structures with new has been an open secret on the post for at least a year.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
Now, the Pentagon has confirmed many aspects of what Manigault Newman said was an open secret among senior officials.
—Michael Kranish, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Even on sports television, it’s been an open secret.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
In real life, Paley's constant infidelity was an open secret.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20secret. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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