NONCOMMITTAL in a Sentence

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For NONCOMMITTAL, below is one of 3 sentences:
We were annoyed by his noncommittal reply for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.

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 Meanings and Examples of NONCOMMITTAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
noncommittal
 a.  very reluctant to give out information
Classic Sentence:
1  The girl held a geranium leaf up to her nose and said nothing, but looked knowing and noncommittal.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXV
2  In short, he was strictly noncommittal.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence:
1  We were annoyed by his noncommittal reply for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.