This page shows Secret in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like private or concealed. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

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Secret meaning

  1. A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
  2. The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
  3. Something not understood or known.

Synonyms of Secret

private concealed covert information info unavowed underground undercover surreptitious hush-hush hugger-mugger hole-and-corner cloak-and-dagger clandestine unacknowledged

Example sentences (20)

Speaking about the secret to a perfect tan, Fleur, a college student, said: “The secret to perfect tan is moisturiser!

The current bill would set new timeliness goals at 30 days for secret clearances and 90 days for top secret clearances.

He threw her a secret birthday party one year at Le Bilboquet and she threw him a secret birthday party, too.

In the Xbox version a Secret Bonus is awarded after every level when all the secret areas for that level have been found.

In Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Caine portrays the bespectacled head of a secret espionage unit.

The secret she kept to herself; it was the secret of faith that saved her both temporally and eternally.

Secret identity Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent is one of the DC Universe 's greatest secrets.

But union leaders spent 1973 looking for deals in a series of secret and not so secret talks with the bosses and the government.

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People want this information kept secret, which means that the government’s health-related activities will remain largely secret.

The secret of “The Secret” is positive visualization and repetitive affirmation focused on a goal.

In this example, Alice wants to send a secret message to Bob, and expects a secret reply from Bob.

The books feature mysterious-sounding titles such as "Midnight phone calls" "Footprints in the fog" or "The secret, secret passage".

The countdown is on to when Quinn and Shauna’s secret will explode – whatever that secret may be!

Because if you’re going to form a secret society, that’s what you call it, “the secret society”.

It was a family secret for 600 years and even Mr. Skidmore's mother, who died shortly before we visited, refused to reveal the secret.

After successfully casting the charm, the Secret-Keeper will have the secret concealed within their soul, making it impossible to find.

It's no secret that things are pretty top secret when it comes to Marvel movies and TV shows.

Secret Mission Secret Mission Risk was the standard game in European editions for some decades and was introduced to US editions in 1993.

Reuters has reviewed more than 50 of the documents, labelled “Secret” and “Top Secret,” but has not independently verified their authenticity.

In 2003, a different Secret Mission version of the game was released, in which each player received four (easier) secret missions to complete.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "secret" in a sentence?
An example: "Speaking about the secret to a perfect tan, Fleur, a college student, said: “The secret to perfect tan is moisturiser!" This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "secret" from real English texts.
What does "secret" mean?
Secret means: A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
What are synonyms of "secret"?
Common synonyms of "secret" include: private, concealed, covert, information, info, unavowed, underground, undercover. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "secret" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "secret", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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