well-guarded

adjective

1. having sufficient protection from danger or harm
2. kept private or out of the public eye

   well-guarded secrets

Example Sentences

In a city where the upper classes have long lived in well-guarded communities, Cayalá might not have become the focus of an uproar if not for the protests that exploded in October around Guatemala over the ultimately unsuccessful attempts to prevent Mr. Arévalo from taking office.

From New York Times

Just steps away, behind Cayalá’s gates, its well-guarded residential areas, perched near a nature reserve, were eerily quiet.

From New York Times

He said the bottleneck evident for well-guarded nuclear weapons and the scarce resources of plutonium and uranium are constraints that do not exist for open-source software models that do not depend upon rare natural resources.

From Washington Times

Even inside the Rainier Square complex, which on a recent day felt fancy, fresh and very well-guarded, most of the street front retail spaces are empty.

From Seattle Times

The finer manufacturing details are a well-guarded secret, and no outside cameras are allowed.

From BBC