closemouthed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of closemouthed
Example Sentences
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Hutton’s gaptoothed smile replaced the closemouthed gaze and white eyeliner of Vogue models of the 1960s.
From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2021
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
ICE, famously closemouthed, has offered no details of what investigation it will do.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2018
The reclusive and litigious developer Sheldon Solow, for example, has been party to hundreds of lawsuits, while the closemouthed heirs of Sol Goldman’s estate rarely sell any of their vast holdings.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2016
The closemouthed Scottish scientist never mentioned the incident.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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