closemouthed
Example Sentences
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She is particularly closemouthed about her relationship with Mr. Vance — she declines to criticize him, but insists that had he decided to run for re-election, she would have run against him.
From New York Times
Republicans, meanwhile, have been more conspicuously closemouthed than Breitbart and Fox News would have you believe.
From Washington Post
“The city won’t talk to us. . . . Everybody is closemouthed,” she said.
From Washington Post
The effect is offset by Rudolph’s cautious, closemouthed smile, which rests on her face as easily as powder on a puff.
From New York Times
The FBI, which is handling the investigation, is closemouthed.
From Washington Post
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