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

However, world number two Glasspool and third-ranked Cash came out on top in a cagey tie-break - despite momentarily forgetting the points system.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

They went with serve and the seventh game was another tussle, Sabalenka holding for 4-3 after the best rally of a cagey affair.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Usually a stickler for accuracy, she was still being cagey about her true age, almost always making herself exactly one year younger.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield