How to Use hush-hush in a Sentence
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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 -
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 -
Maybe money was a hush-hush topic in one partner’s childhood, for instance, or personal insecurities (like feeling ashamed about credit card debt) are getting in the way of honest communication.
— Jenna Ryu, SELF, 16 Feb. 2024 -
Mix in the current lawlessness of men’s fashion—streetwear, tailoring, Gucci-esque maximalism, and the hush-hush idea of stealth wealth all mixing and mingling together—and you’re left with a cultural signifier that’s both admirable and bewildering.
— Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 18 June 2023
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