How to Use secretive in a Sentence

secretive

adjective

• He's very secretive about his work.
• But that gave me license to still live in the shadows and to be secretive.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
• That isn’t an effort to be secretive about starters, says the school spokesman.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
• The cover, a painting by Tim Troll, is of the strong and secretive Mary, loving and loved mother of the tribe.
  — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023
• This is outback noir — oblique, secretive and as hard-boiled as the ground is hard-baked — and Sen wears it well.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
• The selection process has long been secretive, but opened up a bit in 2016.
  — Stephanie Fillion, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023
• Thomas has been hosted by Crow, who is a member of the secretive club, and stayed at a lodge there called Midway.
  — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2023
• Kotb has never been secretive about her love for Bush Hager, who has been by her side at Today for over four years.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 Nov. 2023
• Meghann Fahy, who earned a nod for her role as the sunny yet secretive Daphne Sullivan, was also a fan of the beloved floral trend.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
• Usually, the secretive, furry wild cats are pursued by large birds of prey and wolves.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• Also in the film, Armendáriz has a secretive lover (Castillo) who is a fellow luchador and married to a woman.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
• Bortz reached out to the secretive Warholak, got a glimpse of what the junkyard held, and eventually acquired the cars, including the three at the Petersen.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
• This is just one day before the sun shifts and enters into Scorpio as well, making for a deep, passionate, and secretive end to the month.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
• For the past couple of years, a snippet of code on YouTube’s website revealed which channels are part of the secretive and exclusive club.
  — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
• But Janet is very secretive about her previous time there.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
• But that is likely to change now, thanks to Dobbs, along with the potential for abuse that existed in a secretive adoption system.
  — Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
• The judging process is highly secretive, but discussions about more transparency have arisen in the last few years.
  — Erin Booke, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
• In his early 20s, James wasn’t yet so secretive about his influences and sample sources.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2023
• Backers who want to build a green city from scratch began with secretive land purchases in Solano County.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• The novel introduces a young chef at the end of the world who sacrifices everything to cook for a secretive billionaire.
  — Donna Wares, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• Each time, this has sent shockwaves through the rather insular and secretive world of fine watches and, on one occasion, may even end up as part of a trial in a Swiss court.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023
• Aside from the names, procedures in Georgia are more secretive than in New York, the other state jurisdiction where Trump has been charged with crimes.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2023
• It is also known for being one of the most secretive industries, with much of its inner workings hidden from the public.
  — Theara Coleman, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
• While most sports bureaucrats are secretive souls, these Australian workers said the quiet part out loud.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Aug. 2023
• The secretive markers of our humanity — what moves us, what excites us, what moral lines we’re bound within.
  — Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
• On the shield law, attorneys for the inmates argue South Carolina's law is more secretive than any other state.
  — CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
• When sleepovers do start, the secretive pull-up method is the most popular choice, aside from avoiding nights away altogether.
  — Haley Weiss, Time, 24 July 2023
• The company likely balked at sharing data with Apple, which was working on its own secretive car project for over a decade.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024
• But the group is famously secretive and rarely grants interviews.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
• Members and their guests have access to the highly secretive BP, along with those fortunate enough to be on a shortlist for the few invites doled out each year, reportedly for the price of $6,000.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 14 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024