secretive

Example Sentences

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They are held in a network of prisons, including the notorious Evin, as well as secretive detention centers within security and intelligence complexes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The world of prepping can be a very secretive place, ranging from "discreetly storing supplies to full 'lone wolf' isolation, much of the time to avoid stigma and labelling" with other focus on community building.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Iran last week banned all goods and agricultural exports, triggering economic pressure on secretive Turkmenistan and the wider Central Asian region, where Tehran had a growing economic footprint in recent years.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Losing his job at the same time as he incurred $22,000 in debt over a secretive sports-card trading business may just be bad timing, but I can’t help feeling like the two events are related.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

The first thing I did was the logical thing, which was to be very secretive and try the key in all of the locks in the apartment.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer