How to Use secret in a Sentence

secret

1 of 2 adjective
  • I don't know the secret password.
  • They've been very secret about their plans.
  • He was sent on a secret mission.
  • The message was written in secret code.
  • She tried to keep her marriage secret.
  • Her secret wish is to become a senator.
  • They engaged in secret negotiations with the enemy.
  • The secret string had a long run.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Eye black is not a secret weapon.
    — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
  • And should they be kept secret?
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • This is a busy host's secret weapon.
    — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Chávez’s secret project hadn’t emerged from nowhere.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The duo run a secret safe house in Berlin.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The Knicks may have had their own secret weapon all along.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
  • At one point, a man pulls me into a secret room.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
  • So the fact that a secret stays a secret tracks to me.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
  • This project was kept secret until last month.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That's her secret dream — to be a ballet dancer.
    — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • And that's not where this secret wedding saga ends.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
  • No more crushes, no more secret pacts.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • This is not a secret prison in Europe.
    — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The reports of a secret base stirred up a furor in Iraq.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
  • But maybe joy is the secret weapon for these Bruins.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
  • My secret tip is to extend your face wash to your scalp instead!
    — Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Patricia has been from the start the secret heart of the show.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
  • Dry onion soup mix is the secret shortcut to lots of flavor.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
  • These later became a secret weapon of mine in beaver ponds where brook trout lurked.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • The caveat, however, is that this game was rigged in secret.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This is where the secret language comes into play.
    — Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • So there really are no more secret spots.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025

secret

2 of 2 noun
  • The secret to a good sauce is the base.
  • Don't tell him about the party—it's a secret.
  • She shared her beauty secrets with the group.
  • I'm going to tell you a secret, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else.
  • You always look great. What's your secret?
  • This is not a secret to the world.
    — Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The secret to quick and easy game day wings?
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a lot of secrets there.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Not our secrets — not at galas!
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The secret lies in our lemon-mint syrup.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But those secrets are worth it.
    — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The secret is to find the right one for you.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t ask them to keep secrets.
    — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe not, but her secret’s safe with him.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Ethan made it to a lake with its own dark secrets.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Clooney isn’t spilling any secrets.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • And that each one of those secrets leads to many more.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Your secrets are, for the most part, safe with them.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • The secret was out, but he still couldn’t be stopped.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • To be fair, the amount of liquor in these drinks is not a secret.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
  • Salma Hayek, tell us your secrets!
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The secret to this dish is truly in the name.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • My advice is to put an end to all of those secrets now.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The secret to the best burger is right in front of you.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • How far will a dynasty go to keep their secrets?
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • That secret was kept safe and sound, until now.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026
  • And, her secret to strong nails starts at $13.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Now and then, someone would find out about my secret.
    — David Soren, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • What has been the secret of its success?
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • The secret might be hidden in our blood.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026

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