Example sentences for: discreet

How can you use “discreet” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • (I particularly love the discreet four paragraphs buried on Page A-10 that the New York Times devoted to this topic in my edition of today's paper.)

  • They assumed the fighter escort would be discreet, "vectored to a position five miles directly behind the hijacked aircraft," where it could perform its mission to monitor the aircraft's flight path.

  • Could it possibly be that bigoted commanders, who hate the idea that they might have to tolerate discreet homosexuals in the ranks, now try to flush them out early and fast by massive amounts of intimidation?

  • In fact, the unreliable gossip they sometimes pass on makes the notorious Matt Drudge look discreet.

  • ... while authors can be subtle and discreet in their writing, indexers have to condense their implications to a blunt label--HOMOSEXUAL TENDENCIES, for instance; we cannot hint in indexes.


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