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
Mr De Mello said it was understandable that firms might make such changes "by stealth" to avoid a negative backlash.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 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
But even that supply — much of it secured by stealth and deception more than 100 years ago — is heavily reliant on Sierra snowmelt.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022
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
