How to Use secrecy in a Sentence

secrecy

noun
  • But his time in prison was cloaked in secrecy to the very end.
    — Shanzeh Ahmad, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2022
  • There’s an air of secrecy to the work some of these groups are doing.
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Each justice has four clerks — and secrecy is part of their job.
    — Chris Megerian, ajc, 3 May 2022
  • The world of spies is, by its very nature, cloaked in secrecy.
    — WIRED, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Scammers work best in the dark and in secrecy.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • There is a shroud of secrecy over the scripts themselves.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Silence and secrecy are the best friends of abuse.
    — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Most owners err on the side of secrecy.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This culture of secrecy starts at the top.
    — John Deaton, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • That created a lot of shame and secrecy in my life.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • All that secrecy fed into a sense of shame, and there was no reason for it.
    — Jessica Biel, TIME, 14 May 2024
  • But in the days leading up to the raid, secrecy was paramount.
    — ABC News, 2 May 2021
  • Its secrecy laws are also among the strictest in the country.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The spaceplanes have flown in secrecy for nearly all of that time.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Each bid is swathed in secrecy until the auction process ends.
    — Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2020
  • There’s a reason the whole thing had been shrouded in secrecy.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2023
  • For one thing, secrecy is its own kind of protection.
    — Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • This song is strictly for the hardcore, a note passed in secrecy from fan to fan, kept as an oath.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Even with the secrecy, rumors of drama have emerged.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • No sooner has the trio made a pact of secrecy than their families start to find out.
    — Time, 30 June 2023
  • There’s more than a whiff of secrecy in the air during these final days of the session.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
  • The secrecy about the film has been purposeful, as many of the cast members have said.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
  • These houses could add a layer of secrecy to your person, so look again.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Why all the secrecy behind the event once celebrities leave the Met steps?
    — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 27 Apr. 2022
  • So, the path of least resistance is secrecy.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • For the first time, Tucker appeared to show cracks in his secrecy.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2021
  • That model stems from the belief that secrecy keeps survivors safe from their abusers.
    — Katheryn Houghton, CBS News, 24 May 2023
  • That could soon change thanks to a new bill that artists hope will remove the barriers and secrecy.
    — Meghan Pryce, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the secrecy, some details have emerged, even as the final choice has not.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
  • Or, all of the secrecy the league and its teams participate in is a waste of time, and for show.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025

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