Contemporary writers are discreetly silent on this ugly story, but all agree in regretting his loss as a brave and experienced officer.

Until she had permission from him she would have to be discreetly silent about many things.

Such a study would be necessary for anyone going outside ... " Doda was discreetly silent.

He had remained discreetly silent on his wife's new life except for one or two selected titbits dropped selectively in the ears of well-chosen gossips.

Pitt stared back across the room but remained discreetly silent.

The legend is discreetly silent on the reliability of programs which *do* contain the magic word.

He had neither remained discreetly silent, nor had he made any attempt to explain in public the reasons for his resignation.

Democrats kept discreetly silent yesterday, giving the Republicans every opportunity to batter each other.

Almost, but he was so used to keeping discreetly silent that the impulse was caught in time.

It would have been far more difficult, but not impossible, if East had remained discreetly silent.