Sentence examples for hush-hush from inspiring English sources

"hush-hush" is an English word and is used in both spoken and written English
It is used to mean something that is secretive or confidential and is often used to keep something quiet. For example, "The company conducted the negotiations hush-hush so that the news didn't leak to the public."

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hush-hush

adjective

Secret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).

The spy program was very hush-hush, no one ever spoke of it.

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It's entitled 'Hush-Hush'.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

Nudity is hush-hush".

The New York Times

It's pretty hush-hush".

The New York Times

It's not really hush-hush.

The Guardian - Sport

It's all been hush-hush.

The New York Times

It's been kept hush-hush, discreet".

The New Yorker

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"Hush, Hush".

The New York Times - Books

Rather it being hush, hush.

The Guardian - Sport

This could easily have been hush hush.

The New York Times

For Hush Hush is about filicide.

The Guardian - Books

Mike Noonan the detective, pink herring and the Hush Hush blouse.

The New Yorker

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