taciturn
Example Sentences
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Woodall turns in a star-making performance as this tortured, taciturn character who doesn’t talk much, though his tattoos say a lot.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Yet consistency over 17 seasons — 15 with the Angels and one each with the Dodgers and Atlanta Braves — was the hallmark of the taciturn left fielder.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Or does the taciturn Tommy know more than he’s telling?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The new bridge, constructed with Turkish assistance, was recently completed under the watchful eye of a professional, if taciturn, Ugandan army unit.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
The defeated knights, jogging home with their bruises, missed the conviviality which usually happened on tournament evenings, wondered who the taciturn champion could be, and talked superstitiously among themselves.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing taciturn
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Animal Farm
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Grade 10, List 3
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