Sentence examples for Secretive atmosphere from inspiring English sources

In this secretive atmosphere, exact details of the smuggling incident are hard to obtain.

Yet the withdrawn, almost secretive atmosphere of Saunders's music also sets it apart from the sonic thunder of mainstream modernism.

That would make sense of the choice of chairman, although it is also possible that, given the secretive atmosphere of the time, Maxwell-Fyfe didn't know Wolfenden had a son who wore make-up.

In that strange moment, the identification I felt with Piglia's book was total: its secretive, restless atmosphere matched the way I was living.

Eyal Press, in his article on the rogue abortion provider Steven Brigham, reveals one of the chief reasons that Brigham is able to maintain his dangerous and unscrupulous practice: the secretive, stigmatized atmosphere that opponents of abortion rights have created ("A Botched Operation," February 3rd).

Belmont found the bank's atmosphere troublingly secretive.

Part of the bar's appeal is that it all feels a bit secretive, making for a titillating atmosphere that lends itself to hedonistic fun.

Turning one photo black and white, he saw the noir quality of the movies return and realized this was part of his story, too — the atmosphere and drama of being secretive while delving into the secrets.

The atmosphere is late Soviet: forbidding, secretive, careful, albeit not generally lethal.

But even in this atmosphere, Amazon is reflexively, absurdly secretive — only giving the absolute minimum information required by law or P.R.

The resulting atmosphere is a blend of the secretive and the routine, as the plant churns out the pills amid a host of security precautions.