How to Use hush-hush in a Sentence

hush-hush

adjective
  • Feel it’s been kept very hush-hush, which seems to be the Forest way.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Vince Gilligan was very hush-hush about Pluribus for the longest time.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Connie feeds them Milk-Bones, calls them her hush-hush puppies.
    — Hazlitt, 29 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Keep scrolling to see more of our favorite finds at Wayfair’s hush-hush bedding sale.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The management team doesn’t want to give away too much too early and is keeping the menu hush-hush for now.
    — Jenna Thompson april 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
  • There was a time when Botox was a hush-hush treatment exclusive to the rich and famous.
    — Audrey Noble, SELF, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Other teams Many teams and designers are keeping hush-hush about their looks.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • One place in particular that’s brimming with hush-hush discounts?
    — Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Take advantage of these hush-hush discounts on Le Creuset while prices start at $22.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Amazon deals happen year-round, but there are certain periods the online shop drops hush-hush sales on home goods — and right now is one of them.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Whatever nigh on miraculous peace that men are finding in there — one at a time, very hush-hush — Joey does not know the feeling.
    — New York Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Residents try to keep this coastal gem hush-hush, but can't seem to keep the idyllic scenery, trendy shops, and great restaurants entirely under wraps.
    — Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • The biggest challenge wasn’t recruiting the participants but rather keeping it all hush-hush.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Along with the holiday sale, the brand’s hush-hush outlet with open-box finds is also packed with deals on furniture, bedding, and décor.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The site’s huge inventory is organized into countless sections, and the best deals to shop are hiding in a hush-hush one.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Pottery Barn does have a hush-hush online outlet that is chock-full of more than 2,300 markdowns right now.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Even by the usual standards of federal secrecy, the satellite project was extremely hush-hush.
    — William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • The hush-hush nature of big drops like Swift's has made planning somewhat arduous for those who run independent record stores.
    — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The bar and banquettes are equally suited to special occasion dining and hush-hush power broker meetings.
    — Jessica Ritz, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024

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