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Indiscreet in a sentence
Indiscreet meaning
Not discreet; lacking in discretion.
Using Indiscreet
- The main meaning on this page is: Not discreet; lacking in discretion.
- Useful related words include: bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby, talkative.
- In the example corpus, indiscreet often appears in combinations such as: was indiscreet, indiscreet and.
Context around Indiscreet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indiscreet
- In this selection, "indiscreet" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, notably, too, relatively, enough, 1947 and letters stand out and add context to how "indiscreet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 530 the indiscreet affair scandalised and as frivolous indiscreet and irresponsible. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indiscreet" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indiscreet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Knox was indiscreet and news of his mission soon reached Mary of Guise. (13 words)
China is notorious for its surveillance programs, and yet, Ferrell told me, JK was notably indiscreet. (16 words)
His only credit as a film director was The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) starring William Powell. (16 words)
Nick’s disapproving mother, played by Michelle Yeoh, has deeply-rooted judgments that are both unfair and indiscreet, and her focus on family and power prevent her from seeing what makes her treasured son happy: an average, middle-class American. (40 words)
Indiscreet Letters from Peking: Being the Notes of an Eyewitness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, From Day to Day, The Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900– The Year of Great Tribulation. (39 words)
In "Indiscreet" the technique was famously used to bypass the censors and allow Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman to be in bed together, and even to appear to pat her on the bottom. (33 words)
Example sentences (13)
China is notorious for its surveillance programs, and yet, Ferrell told me, JK was notably indiscreet.
It's been suggested that Prince William believed Dave to be 'too indiscreet' to invite to the nuptials.
Nick’s disapproving mother, played by Michelle Yeoh, has deeply-rooted judgments that are both unfair and indiscreet, and her focus on family and power prevent her from seeing what makes her treasured son happy: an average, middle-class American.
He was indiscreet enough to claim the sympathy of Gregory VII, who commanded him to acknowledge his errors and to pursue them no further.
His only credit as a film director was The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) starring William Powell.
If Wilde was relatively indiscreet, even flamboyant, in the way he acted, Douglas was reckless in public.
Indiscreet Letters from Peking: Being the Notes of an Eyewitness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, From Day to Day, The Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900– The Year of Great Tribulation.
In "Indiscreet" the technique was famously used to bypass the censors and allow Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman to be in bed together, and even to appear to pat her on the bottom.
Knox was indiscreet and news of his mission soon reached Mary of Guise.
Lyndhurst was an indiscreet gossip with a fondness for intrigue; this appealed greatly to Disraeli, who became his secretary and go-between.
Newman (1976) III, 530 The indiscreet affair scandalised Munich, and Wagner also fell into disfavour with many leading members of the court, who were suspicious of his influence on the King.
Ridley, pp. 59–63 At first, she regarded her son with distaste as frivolous, indiscreet and irresponsible.
Unlike Van Doren, Willkie was indiscreet about their relationship, and their affair was well known to the reporters covering him during his 1940 presidential campaign.
Common combinations with indiscreet
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: