taciturn
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Entourage: Quirky characters played by Penélope Cruz, Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange rattle off most of the dialogue opposite taciturn Jack/Bob.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024
He started out by saying that people were describing me as a taciturn and withdrawn person and he wanted to know what I thought.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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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