Examples of closeted in a Sentence
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Cohn, who was a closeted gay man, died from AIDS in 1986.
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Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
Cohn, who is gay, turns his own closeted existence into a form of power.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2024
Editor’s picks This kind of closeted representation was less than ideal — as were later visions of non-cisgender identity in horror (see cross-dressing serial killers, like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs).
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024
Deborah, meanwhile, sees Ava as a bit of a hack herself — an entitled and spoiled young internet persona who was canceled for posting a joke about a closeted senator.
—J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
His previous roles have also included a closeted rugby player in the 2016 film Handsome Devil and a bisexual character in 2020's The Craft: Legacy.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
There were so many closeted wrestling fans, especially in the hip-hop community.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Already a keen performer, Jules quickly becomes everything a closeted guy would want.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Imagine what seeing that flag on our military bases in Afghanistan must have meant for closeted Afghans.
—Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
Cohn, who is gay, turns his own closeted existence into a form of power.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2024
Editor’s picks This kind of closeted representation was less than ideal — as were later visions of non-cisgender identity in horror (see cross-dressing serial killers, like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs).
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024
Deborah, meanwhile, sees Ava as a bit of a hack herself — an entitled and spoiled young internet persona who was canceled for posting a joke about a closeted senator.
—J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
His previous roles have also included a closeted rugby player in the 2016 film Handsome Devil and a bisexual character in 2020's The Craft: Legacy.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
There were so many closeted wrestling fans, especially in the hip-hop community.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Already a keen performer, Jules quickly becomes everything a closeted guy would want.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Imagine what seeing that flag on our military bases in Afghanistan must have meant for closeted Afghans.
—Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Closeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closeted. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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