noncommittal

Example Sentences

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When asked by the Journal what types of activities full-service banks can offer that trust banks can’t, Gould was noncommittal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Exor should net over $1 billion this year from the sale of Iveco, a maker of commercial vehicles, giving it more cash to buy back stock, though the company was noncommittal on buybacks in September.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Observers noted that while the summit offered an opportunity for dialogue, the carefully staged statements, absence of press questions and noncommittal language highlighted the challenges of bridging the U.S. and Russian positions on Ukraine.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

In Canada on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that "complex negotiations" were continuing but was noncommittal on the prospect of reaching a deal by Trump deadline next week.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

Their noncommittal smiles, the way they seemed to have everything under control was too reassuring, too studied, too managed to make me comfortable.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago