hush-hush

Example Sentences

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Gerko often posts acerbic barbs on LinkedIn about XTX’s rivals, making him an unusually vocal figure in the hush-hush world of computerized traders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“It was the kind of hush-hush tones in people, I knew something wasn’t right.”

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

The hush-hush arrival of the couple’s newest family member shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise considering they have mostly kept details of their private life away from the public eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 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

Can’t joke it away Can’t even talk to each other except maybe in whispers, all hush-hush, and that just revs up the willies.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien