secretive

Example Sentences

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Slovenian officials blame the secretive Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate Sunday’s vote in Slovenia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

A few years later, a disinformation watchdog said the app allowed suspicious figures to identify and track security personnel working at secretive bases in Israel.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Turkmenistan is one of the most secretive countries in the world.

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

When he found what he was looking for, Cabot lugged the thick, heavy book to the nearest table and sat down, looking over his shoulder as if he was doing something secretive or wrong.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley