How to Use secretive in a Sentence

secretive

adjective
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  • 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
  • And, later, Pierre Thomas takes us inside one of the most secretive places in the world.
    — ABC News, 21 Nov. 2021
  • The answer may be in some sauces that aren’t so secretive.
    — The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The Connecticut is part of the Seawolf class, the most potent and secretive in the Navy.
    — Josh Farley, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • But those customers had to be very secretive about the site and the deals that were promoted there.
    — Rendy Jones, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
  • One of the most secretive accounts at Tri Star belonged to Ms. Spears.
    — New York Times, 19 Dec. 2021
  • North Korea is one of the most secretive exporters of arms.
    — Timothy W. Martin, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The world of plastic surgery in 1991, much more so than today, was secretive.
    — Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 3 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • The plan was so secretive that even after the war ended, the members of the ghost army were sworn to secrecy.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The film follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events: selecting a new Pope.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
  • According to Gerry, the Ghost Army’s work was so secretive that none of the men in the unit spoke about it to their friends and family.
    — Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022
  • Raniere hid from Salzman was the existence of a secretive group known as DOS.
    — Sonia Moghe, CNN, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The board also tabled a project set to go in Mount Auburn because of the same secretive process in which parkland would be sold, but the city didn't provide the sale cost.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Even the biggest and most secretive buck could walk past his stand or be captured on his trail camera.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The proceedings around the ICJ opinion have thus far been secretive.
    — Jon McGowan, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Her investigation leads to some of the most secretive and ruthless men in the city.
    — Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 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
  • Still, Fishkin and other experts feel Google is too secretive about how Search works.
    — Laura Bratton, Quartz, 31 May 2024
  • The cast that was involved in the most secretive elements of the season got the full scripts, but that was a very small portion of the creative folks involved.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The gambling world has long been even more secretive, and remains so, even as much of the action becomes legal.
    — Danny Funt, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Usually, the secretive, furry wild cats are pursued by large birds of prey and wolves.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Though the unit — which has long battled its own allegations of a secretive tattooed subgroup known as the Jump-Out Boys — is its own bureau, the detectives within it are assigned to different stations across the county.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Powered by a highly secretive algorithm, the app exploded in popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic and never looked back.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025

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