taciturn

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In 1983, he slipped into the role of a taciturn Texas ranger waging war against an arms dealer in "Lone Wolf McQuade", which provided the template for the cult TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The authorities say it was an accident, but Isaiah’s neighbor—a taciturn, tough-minded 37-year-old woman named Smilla—suspects foul play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Curry was extraordinarily good on the pitch and spectacularly taciturn in the aftermath.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

Seok “Serk” Kang, a taciturn professor at a Michigan university, accepts a year’s appointment at a college in a Japanese town close to Osaka in 1978.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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