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Discover LudwigThe phrase "act secretive" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing someone's behavior that is characterized by a desire to keep information hidden or to be discreet.
Example: "During the meeting, she began to act secretive, avoiding eye contact and giving vague answers to direct questions."
Alternatives: "be secretive" or "behave covertly".
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Don't act secretive about it.
Make sure you don't act secretive.
Pick a subject on which to act secretive.
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The men acted secretive, friends recalled, meeting alone in a study room at the Carlson building, where Mr. Hassan and the pre-med student worked as uniformed security personnel.
However, if your friend hides things from you and acts secretive then this is a sign that they may not trust you, however it could also mean your friend just doesn't like to reveal too much about themselves.
And if intermediary liability is increased – either through lawsuits against YouTube, laws such as the Digital Economy Act, or secretive treaties such as the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and Transpacific Partnership agreement – then every entity that hosts or carries content will be at risk.
Act obnoxious, secretive or strange.
People who are cheating act very secretive when it comes to phone calls.
Act very secretive about the contents of your cell phone and backpack.
Though the Baath Party's leaders are accused of horrific acts, the secretive and brutal organization's rank and file was made up of ordinary people like Mr. Malaami who joined the party in order to get a job.
It was not until August of that year -- two months after the bombshell National Security Agency disclosures by Edward Snowden -- that Justice began applying those guidelines in applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court, the secretive body that approves government surveillance requests.
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