Meanings of noncommittal answer in English

It was a noncommittal answer, so he changed ground in the next question.

He gave a noncommittal answer and kept writing.

Had I been less than honest to myself and to Mardian, I would have given a proud, noncommittal answer.

Haswell made some noncommittal answer.

He had replayed the recording of Rosswin's discussion with Eli, listening carefully to the incriminating question and Rosswin's noncommittal answer.

Then two years later Attitude magazine rather starkly told the rest of us, after Tovey gave a noncommittal answer to their interviewer.

His noncommittal answers were beginning to get on my nerves.

And he didn't listen to her noncommittal answers.

Doob glided through a few of the Mining Colony's modules, asking people where Dinah was, and got noncommittal answers.

"It's worth thinking about," was the noncommittal answer Fred made.

His noncommittal answers at today's hearing -includinghis refusal to admit that the scientific evidence for human-causedclimate change is conclusive-didn'tinspire confidence.

"You'll know in time," was the noncommittal answer.

"Owen is perfectly lovely," I answered her, which was a very safely noncommittal answer in the circumstances.

"It might, it might not," said Storm, even if he knew Jones could see through his noncommittal answers.

"He may," was the noncommittal answer.

"He's got friends," was the dry, noncommittal answer that came to the range-rider after a moment's distinct pause.