1. Military officials are still tight-lipped about when or whether their forces will launch a ground offensive.

2. Diplomats are remaining tight-lipped about the negotiations.

3. He marched out of the room tight-lipped and white-faced.

4. Despite the rumours, government officials remained tight-lipped today.

5. Cabinet members were tight-lipped and unsmiling as they emerged from Downing Street.

6. He's been very tight-lipped about what happened at the meeting.

7. He was sitting at the other end of the table, tight-lipped and angry.

8. Authorities have been extremely tight-lipped about the investigation.

9. Reagan, tight-lipped, replied, I think not.

10. She took the report, went out into the department and threw herself into her work with tight-lipped determination.

11. Of course we shall sometimes feel lonely but we were never meant, grim-faced and tight-lipped, to slog on alone.

12. On the international front, its diplomats are tight-lipped and difficult to approach.

13. Ministers emerged as tight-lipped as they had entered, shirking the cameras and hurrying away with serious expressions.

14. Their tactics were to be to maintain a tight-lipped silence punctuated by claims that the new job was harder.

15. Step out of line, demand better attention, and you meet tight-lipped disapproval.

16. A tight-lipped college spokesman yesterday denied there was evidence of an improper relationship between the two.

17. After her return, she had spent the first week weeping, conscious of her father's tight-lipped disappointment and indignant fury.

18. The cook stood there like a shrivelled bootlace, tight-lipped, implacable, disapproving.

19. Developers are staying tight-lipped about details of the housing scheme until a formal announcement is made.

20. Fairfield, which bought the land in 1994, remains strategically tight-lipped on its plans for the rest of the ranch.

21. He had remained tightlipped on the subject until Saturday.

22. The National Association of Broadcasters remained fairly tightlipped over the decision[/tightlipped.html], however.

23. The senator listened, stony - faced , tightlipped, and angry.

24. Cameron – who has previously dated Justin Timberlake and John Mayer – has remained tightlipped about her love life, however, preferring to state she is "in love with life".

25. His rival, Senator Hillary Clinton, has remained visible, but tightlipped as to when she will concede and throw her support behind Obama.