by stealth
Example Sentences
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Their staple diet are deer, and they hunt by stealth often pouncing from trees or overhanging rocks.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
The Clippers do not typically hold trade talks under such a microscope, their past pursuits characterized as playing out by stealth instead of online.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023
However, it brings us back to square one — the existing COVID-19 shelter that by stealth grew to 269 beds without prior discussion or notification to the community.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2022
Gatwick had previously been accused of creating a "a second runway by stealth".
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2021
Theon had captured the castle by stealth, sending his best men to scale the walls and swim the moat under the cover of darkness.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
