under wraps

Example Sentences

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Cannes had kept the award under wraps until the actor walked on stage for the premiere wearing a black suit and a white beret.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Cannes had kept the award under wraps until Travolta walked on stage for the premiere.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Although story details for the film are still under wraps, the studio said it would be the final chapter of Belly's journey.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

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

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