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
  • Well, the franchise is keeping things hush-hush for now.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • To access the hush-hush sale, head to Rue La La now and make a free account using your email address.
    — Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • That hush-hush culture of shame is a relic of last century.
    — Mind Share Partners, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Though plot details are very hush-hush, the story will pick up after the bonkers cliffhanger at the end of Iron Flame (no spoilers!).
    — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • For the most loyal Delta fliers, there’s a separate invite-only program that is very hush-hush.
    — Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 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
  • To cash in on these hush-hush discounts before they’re gone, just head to Rue La La to log in or create a free account using your email address.
    — Averi Baudler, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • One place in particular that’s brimming with hush-hush discounts?
    — Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • From that point on, her father’s advice about keeping certain things hush-hush was on a collision course with the dictates of federal law.
    — Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 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, 12 June 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
  • Gameplay has been kept pretty hush-hush by Epic Games, according to the gaming website GameRant.
    — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Nov. 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

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