top secret

Example Sentences

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“As someone who accompanied the prime minister on this historic trip, which was top secret until today, I can say that the prime minister was received in Abu Dhabi with a welcome fit for kings!”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

An Air Force intelligence report -- marked "top secret" -- from November of the following year features information on reported sightings of "unidentified aircraft" and "flying saucers."

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Army hatched a top secret plan to conceal hundreds of missile launchers on rail lines hidden beneath the thick ice sheets of Greenland.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Such as, “Next time, let’s keep our experimentation top secret and isolated in deep space. You know, where nobody can hear you scream.”

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2025

“Well, when she finds out about my new top secret job,” he said in a muffled voice full of intrigue, “she might change her mind. ’Cause there’ll be no town to nurse.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos