How to Use hush-hush in a Sentence

hush-hush

adjective
  • But in a library, where the norm has always been hush-hush?
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
  • All of the shows are free, but which big-name DJ is playing where is very hush-hush.
    Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There were a lot of people that hadn’t found out yet, and we were supposed to keep very hush-hush about the whole thing.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Coen and Cooke wrote the script, the details of which are being kept hush-hush, but it is said to have the pulpy flavor of Dolls.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
  • There was a time when Botox was a hush-hush treatment exclusive to the rich and famous.
    Audrey Noble, SELF, 11 Dec. 2023
  • When asked if there were any big projects in the works, Lee smiled and simply put a finger to his lips in a hush-hush motion.
    Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Connie feeds them Milk-Bones, calls them her hush-hush puppies.
    Hazlitt, 29 Mar. 2023
  • That hush-hush culture of shame is a relic of last century.
    Mind Share Partners, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • To cash in on these hush-hush savings before they’re gone, just head to Gilt and create a free account using your email address.
    Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Now, a wider range of brands are mimicking the playbook of velvet rope treatment, while being a little less hush-hush.
    Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 June 2024
  • Residents try to keep this costal gem hush-hush but can't seem to keep the idyllic scenery, trendy shops, and great restaurants entirely under wraps.
    Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The hush-hush hearing was added to the calendar two weeks before Haddish was due for a pre-trial appearance on Feb. 14.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Good luck finding Sushi by Sea from the street − New Jersey’s most hush-hush omakase restaurant has no signs, no parking lot and no address on its social pages.
    Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Unlike a traditional speakeasy, the party wasn’t hush-hush.
    Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • And with villas featuring up to nine bedrooms each, this hush-hush haven delivers space and privacy in spades.
    Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Despite attending Coachella in April, the couple have been hush-hush about their exciting news.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
  • Details of their split remained mostly hush-hush, but Vanessa told Shape in 2011 that distance took a toll on their relationship.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Drew Hancock wrote the original script and is making his directorial debut with the feature, the many plot points of which are being kept hush-hush.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
  • The hush-hush complex was created in 1961 by the Kennedy administration after the Bay of Pigs invasion.
    CBS News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The biggest challenge wasn’t recruiting the participants but rather keeping it all hush-hush.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Over the past few years, all has been hush-hush about hair care (aside from her instantly viral looks, of course) while her $2.8 billion dollar Fenty Beauty empire continued to scale.
    Essence, 4 June 2024
  • Drew Hancock wrote the original script and is making his directorial debut with the feature, whose many plot points are being kept hush-hush.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023
  • Right now, dozens of popular Ugg styles are majorly marked down during discount retailer Gilt’s hush-hush sale.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Three months after holding a hush-hush wedding ceremony in Hawaii on the 25th anniversary of the music legend's death, the actor filed for divorce from his idol's offspring.
    Maria Yagoda, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
  • According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequel will depict the same premise, but additional details are being kept hush-hush.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 12 May 2023
  • So is a hush-hush intelligence operation that takes care of global problems on the down low (and features a nifty cameo from a notable Oscar nominee).
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Simply create a free Gilt account by signing up with your email address and immediately gain access to this hush-hush Birkenstock sale.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • Korotkov, 31, spent years tracking and photographing President Vladimir Putin’s special hush-hush, deluxe armored train.
    Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has kept her search for a new police chief largely hush-hush, refusing to identify the finalists and even declining to say when the interviews were taking place.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Though Bailey was waiting in Catherine’s office to ask to reclaim her post as residency director, the boss lady blew her off to discuss her hush-hush condition with Meredith.
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024

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