closemouthed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of closemouthed
Example Sentences
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The Nationals named Mr. Lerner’s son, Mark, managing principal owner in 2018, but the elder Mr. Lerner remained the unquestioned, if closemouthed, patriarch in control of the team’s purse strings.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
Scott, famously closemouthed about her philanthropy choices, has not explained why she singled out those affiliates or landed on Communities In Schools for her largesse, said the nonprofit’s Washington director, Erin McCallum.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
Perhaps that seems right for a first-person narrative, but Stamm remains just as closemouthed across all his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
Her testimony under oath also spoke to the secrecy of the program, in which she said Salazar demanded that athletes remain closemouthed about all things related to the Oregon Project.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2017
The closemouthed Scottish scientist never mentioned the incident.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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