unforthcoming

Example Sentences

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He went on to criticise the defendant for failing to assist the police investigation, adding that Forde's "unforthcoming attitude" had meant further forensic work had to be undertaken.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Trials in Mexico are not conducted in public, and authorities have been especially unforthcoming about the San Fernando investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2024

Astronauts, it turns out, are not ideal subjects for medical study, because they are notoriously stoic and unforthcoming about any symptom that might ground them.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023

It is unforthcoming ground, this shattered limestone – even our own prints are impossible to trace when we turn back.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2017

I don’t think I’ve addressed her questions, but she just shakes her head—I am a typical, unforthcoming teenager—and heads back to her room.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan