Examples of dirty little secret in a Sentence
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Here’s a dirty little secret — or maybe no secret at all: Republicans enjoyed dealing with Vice President Joe Biden.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Now for my dirty little secret about how to conquer the Louvre stress-free.
—Elaine Sciolino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
This reflects the dirty little secret of this debate (and so many others): All the options are lousy.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2012
Murphy has been our dirty little secret, our revelatory weapon.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Social Security’s dirty little secret is that those who are working are actually improving the program’s fiscal health.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
And while politicians promise lower prices on the campaign trail, the dirty little secret is that nobody wants prices to fall across the board.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
In all these cases, kink is brought into the partnership for connection and isn’t hidden away like a dirty little secret.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The dirty little secret of the creator economy is that brands and platforms still disproportionately favor follower count over more meaningful engagement metrics.
—Jules Herd, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Now for my dirty little secret about how to conquer the Louvre stress-free.
—Elaine Sciolino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
This reflects the dirty little secret of this debate (and so many others): All the options are lousy.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2012
Murphy has been our dirty little secret, our revelatory weapon.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Social Security’s dirty little secret is that those who are working are actually improving the program’s fiscal health.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
And while politicians promise lower prices on the campaign trail, the dirty little secret is that nobody wants prices to fall across the board.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
In all these cases, kink is brought into the partnership for connection and isn’t hidden away like a dirty little secret.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The dirty little secret of the creator economy is that brands and platforms still disproportionately favor follower count over more meaningful engagement metrics.
—Jules Herd, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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