hush-hush

Example Sentences

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Sides said the whole experience was "hush-hush" and all she had been told was that the job involved recreating a dance competition.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Launched earlier this year, the hush-hush undertaking evaluated thousands of the company’s coffee shops across North America on profitability, and the experience of customers and baristas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

It’s difficult to discern just how many companies are employing A.I. to help set wages because such internal processes are usually kept hush-hush.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2024

For security reasons, it was a hush-hush affair.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

When I got my first period over the summer, Mama was so hush-hush about the whole thing, as if I should keep it super secret.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan