secret
Example Sentences
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That’s the town-wide secret that the outsider sheriff hasn’t uncovered yet, even though he can smell that something’s not quite right.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Mandelson, as with any official whose work is likely to involve having access to top secret material, underwent a process called Developed Vetting during his appointment process.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Such concerns were often based on reports from the czar’s own secret police—the Okhrana—who closely followed Rasputin and his outlandish behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Liquidators under government control then sold the company in secret, with no accounting of the proceeds from the sale of its printing presses and other assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
It feels furtive, secret, a relic I use to remember and to punish myself.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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