Wrapping himself up in deep and imbecile secrecy he had gone in for the most fantastic schemes: a harbour and docks on the coast of Patagonia, quarries in Labrador--such like speculations.
Possibly the general secrecy of his relation to the girl might have influenced him.
His opponents will certainly suggest that everybody knew where we stood, as towards France, and that the secrecy was secrecy in name only.
And the secrecy of Cabinet meetings makes them impressive.
Drink we each man to his mistress, each lady to her lover insecrecy and silence!
I know, therefore, how ineffectual would it be for Kenny Dodd to enter the lists against such odds, and it is only under the seal of secrecy that I dare to mutter them.
Secrecy seems to me to be the object at which we particularly aim.
I dare say all this secrecy seems unnecessary to you, but you've heard my warning.
Next only to a natural desire to have her own physical safety insured, the mother was apparently inspired by a wish to surround the truth regarding her beloved child's aberration with as much secrecy as possible.
That the other woman had quitted her home seemingly in a hurry and with efforts at secrecy gave zest to the quest and added a trace of bepuzzlement to it too.
Indeed, this apophthegm he seldom repeated since his marriage, except in the company of a very few intimates, to whosesecrecy and discretion he could trust.
Inviolable secrecy must ever be the life of foreign expeditions, but it unhappily did not exist at this era, and more particularly in that which was set on foot against the Dutch Settlement at the Cape of Good Hope.
Although secrecy had marked the steps of this unprincipled and hypocritical crusader, still they were guessed at, and traced by an enlightened Cabinet.
A meritorious secrecy prevailed throughout, which half secured the success of an attempt that, considering the strong means of defence possessed by the enemy, and the inexperienced troops employed against them, was extremely doubtful.
No sir, he said that only one or two persons had any notion of it and that their secrecy he had the means of securing.
But he spoke of it to none, no, not to his father, observing the vow of secrecy in all matters which he had made to Count Antonio.
There is no extraordinary secrecy about the matter.
There were reasons which could not be explained to me, why the utmost secrecy must be maintained, not only concerning the young man's identity, but the location of the retreat where he was in seclusion.
No wonder those ruffians maintained such secrecy in regard to their destination last night!
There is no reason why I should not be so toward you," replied La Tour; "No pledge has been extorted from me, no promise of secrecy has ever been asked.
Yes, if you agree with me in this view of the case, and think that such will be Dalton's opinion also; otherwise it will be difficult to secure this fellow's secrecy much longer.
Very probably there is nothing more contributes to this than the absence of all secrecy as to each man's resources.
The Fifth and Sixth corps withdrew with secrecy from the line held by them, and falling into the rear of the rest of the army, marched rapidly from the right to the left flank toward Spottsylvania.
During the night the whole army was withdrawn, with as much secrecy as possible, across the pontoon bridges.
There was sent with the utmost secrecy to the castle of the Isles of Ste.
At starting Carlos had cautioned secrecyas to the expedition.
I can understand that secrecy may be necessary in military operations, but I think I am entitled to know the exact conditions, good or bad, at the front.
Though the association is made up entirely of reporters, the secrecy is so well kept that the speakers are unusually frank.
It seemed to him bizarre that secrecy should play such a large part in the comfort and safety of lives.
Or their manner of dress and their secrecy in general?
The Disans must depend on secrecy to protect their armament since we have both the manpower and the technology to reach any objective.
Poisoning on a successful scale requires skilful and daring agents, whose after secrecy as well as whose present aid has to be secured.
But in a case like his masculine mis-doing does not count; it is only where a woman’s credit is at stake that secrecy is a vital necessity.
The very fact of the secrecy observed betrays the Earl’s consciousness that he had committed an imprudence.
I must hide mine from every human eye, drop in shameful secrecy the burning tear, stifle the struggling sigh, blush at the conflicts of virtue and sensibility, and carry shame and remorse with me to the grave.
Nor did she communicate it under a strict injunction of secrecy to twenty friends, who were afterwards each to be angry with the other for having, or not having, told that of which they were forbidden to speak.
To ensure success, all that I needed now was enough daylight to complete my arrangements, the secrecy of movement imposed by the situation consuming many valuable hours.
The night before the negro started one of the scouts placed the odd-looking communication in his hands, with renewed injunctions as to secrecy and promptitude.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "secrecy" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
