cloak-and-dagger
Example Sentences
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Mr. Corera is well-versed in the cloak-and-dagger world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
It’s a pale substitute for the delicious tension inherent to deadly cloak-and-dagger exploits.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025
The 19th-century cloak-and-dagger tale, written by Alexandre Dumas, has lived countless lives onstage and onscreen, with stars including Charlie Sheen, Charlton Heston, Milla Jovovich and even Barbie resurrecting the classic tale of the Kings guard.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2023
It involved allegations of financial impropriety at the top of the Vatican, cloak-and-dagger activity of the kind that has often characterised the secretive world of the Holy See.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023
Manning was confused by the cloak-and-dagger directions, but couldn’t pass up a chance to get Ellsberg on Cronkite’s show.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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