cagey

Example Sentences

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Food professionals from haute cuisine down to trend-savvy sandwich shops tend to be cagey about where they get their ramps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A second US official was cagey when asked about whether an extension was likely to be agreed on Trump's trip.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

For example, officials are still cagey about the infamous destructive Stuxnet hack on Iran's uranium enrichment facilities in 2010.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Prior to that announcement, though, Weisz is cagey about the film.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Even as he took off his hat and rolled a cigarette, he had the cagey demeanor of a domesticated dog gone feral.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros