covertly

Example Sentences

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“Individuals in our country who covertly do the bidding of foreign governments undermine our democracy,” First Assistant U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

But proliferation assumes a state or non-state actor trying to acquire weapons covertly.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

The security law permitted China’s state security apparatus to operate openly in the city after years of doing so covertly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It also relied on a transcript of a recording her ex had covertly made of the encounter on his mobile phone.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The opening words of Antony’s funeral oration in Julius Caesar are, covertly, an ethos appeal par excellence: a positioning of the speaker with relation to the crowd.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith