Example Sentences

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These include "unusual secretiveness, particularly around devices, mobile phones, social media accounts".

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

It was an uncharacteristic wave of employee advocacy at Apple, a company that even among its tight-lipped Silicon Valley peers has long been known for its secretiveness.

From Slate • Nov. 23, 2021

On the other hand, the uncertainty, and the secretiveness of it raise some eyebrows.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021

The connection culminates in a concerned Rebe, who’s fallen out with Mencía over her secretiveness, mounting her motorcycle in a mad dash to save her love.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2021

I wondered whether I had been an idiot, confusing sophistication for secretiveness, but then again Luc hadn’t said anything was certain.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse