clammed up
Example Sentences
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Normally so open in his media conferences, Amorim clammed up when he was asked to explain something he said on Christmas Eve about his preferred style of play.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
However, he clammed up when Welker asked him to share other methods in which he might stay on.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025
In the 2½ years since, North Korea has basically clammed up again.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2021
“I completely clammed up with Jon Hamm because I’ve watched every season of Mad Men, like twice,” Cooper says.
From The Verge • Dec. 18, 2020
They clammed up and stood aside as Tally passed, as if she were contagious.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
