Sentence examples for something secretive from inspiring English sources

Did Maddux regret disclosing something secretive about his preparation?

Still, there is something secretive about all this and about energy production in general.

Nedra was smiling down at the cat, and Thomas couldn't help seeing something secretive in that smile, something withheld and power-giving, and maybe not so nice.

He seemed to summon the crowd's silence, to address the ball as if there is something secretive between man and object.

But Davidson quickly turns his attention to the sky and the rapidly fading light, and to the marks of history all around him: "There is something secretive still about these landscapes of old rebellion"; in this case, the Jacobite rebellion.

Sensing that something secretive and celebratory was afoot among his friends, he moved decisively, announcing that he was in negotiation with the Egyptian authorities to rent the Temple of Luxor for what promised to be "a very special occasion".

That would have kept the issue out of the news, something the secretive and image-conscious Kleiner would obviously have wanted.

Alice Shipley, psychologically fragile since the deaths of her parents in a house fire when she was an adolescent, is married to John, who does something vaguely secretive for "the government".

While the visual album helps to tell the experiences of women everywhere, it also appears to be a strong reflection of Beyoncé's own personal story, something the secretive singer hasn't discussed in public often.

Once, a special event in jazz meant something warm and secretive and spontaneous: two guys who hadn't seen each other in a while, improvising several choruses together.

Jonathan Schooler, professor of psychology and brain sciences at the University of California, sends me evidence (pdf) that "engaging in something that is secretive can enhance enjoyment".