tight-lipped
Example Sentences
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As they lined up to play South Korea in their first game of the tournament, a camera panned across the team, whose faces were drawn and tight-lipped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
“My mother is a very tight-lipped person,” Jones says.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Why exactly work stopped remains something of a mystery, with the site owner and local authority remaining tight-lipped, and people sharing theories with Jay online.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
The family is tight-lipped, the bakers even more so.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
He wanted to be optimistic, but she dropped another tight-lipped smile at him, and he knew that this was it.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
