secrecy

Example Sentences

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Stagg was not allowed to make phone calls to her because of the secrecy surrounding D-day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Add this to the sensitivity and secrecy with which delicate diplomatic negotiations must proceed, and we have a fog of misleading statements, dramatic but disingenuous social-media posts, and intentionally obfuscatory leaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Grant, who has been a seamstress for 15 years, said she was sworn to secrecy after the first phone call which was difficult as she was "not good at keeping secrets".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Authorities have released few details about the investigation, which remains under judicial secrecy, Catalonia's High Court said Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“I knew my brother, Potter. He learned secrecy at our mother’s knee. Secrets and lies, that’s how we grew up, and Albus...he was a natural.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling