under wraps

Example Sentences

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The letter named some high-profile investors who had agreed to participate, something usually kept under wraps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Gould said he would repeat the decision to keep the incident under wraps if it were to arise again, while Key believes it will be the "making of" Brook as a captain.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Details of his Super Bowl set are under wraps, though Bad Bunny has pledged to showcase Puerto Rican culture in "a huge party."

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

“Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie is on the mend after vocal surgery and has been keeping her “new voice” under wraps — mostly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

British officials put out the word that the huge, strangely shaped objects, kept under wraps beneath tarpaulins, were special water carriers—mobile tanks.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman