cloak-and-dagger
Example Sentences
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But it’s nothing cloak and dagger, it’s just the way it is.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023
“There’s a little bit of cloak and dagger secrecy,” he said.
From Reuters • May 31, 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
Le Carré made so much money from the book he stashed away his real-world cloak and dagger and devoted himself to writing to full time.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2020
Svein threw down his cloak and dagger, and fell at the king's feet, saying, "All is in Gods hands and thine, king!"
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
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