reticent
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Reticent about things best left unsaid, they dare instead to be witty, charming and disarmingly heartfelt.
From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022
Reticent to discuss the suit with The Times, she says regarding its contents: “I think it’s disrespectful to report on.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2022
Reticent as they were to discuss the substance of the piece, the scientists were noticeably keener to comment on its author.
From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2016
Reticent with the news media, she does not give interviews or engage in small talk with crime reporters, never going beyond her brief in news conferences.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2014
Reticent, as most good faces are, but a face which made you desire to know the owner of it, made you feel that you could trust him in any trial.
From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie
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