cloak-and-dagger
Example Sentences
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“There’s a little bit of cloak and dagger secrecy,” he said.
From Reuters • May 31, 2023
Michel surrounded himself with people to help with his transition to politics and eventually entered the orbit of a wealthy Malaysian “playboy” but didn’t engage in “James Bond … cloak and dagger stuff,” he said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2023
“But here it does not have anything to do with that, as far as we know. This may not be the cloak and dagger type of espionage.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022
There was a cloak and dagger side to the meteorite trade as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2020
"That," Hank said, "was back when I was a cloak and dagger man."
From Combat by Reynolds, Mack
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