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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

When the dancing stopped, Norway's husband and wife team of Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien initially took control before the sides fell into a cagey contest.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

“Bueno, oficial" the cagey old man says, turning and turning his sombrero in his hands, “I call them all, m’ijo" Son, that’s what he calls them all.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez