Examples of “closet” in a Sentence

noun A small enclosed storage space, especially for clothes (mainly American usage).

• The spare blankets are in the closet at the end of the landing.
• He cleared out his bedroom closet and gave the old shirts to charity.
• She hung her coat in the hallway closet.

adj Kept secret or hidden, especially describing someone not open about their identity.

• She was a closet poet, writing verses that nobody else had ever seen.
• He was a closet romantic who secretly loved sentimental films.
• He was a closet fan of the show, embarrassed to admit it in public.

verb To shut someone away privately, usually for a serious talk.

• The manager closeted herself with the lawyers to settle the dispute.
• The two friends closeted themselves in the study for a long, private talk.
• The two executives closeted themselves for hours before announcing the merger.