covertly
Example Sentences
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Once in Britain, according to the New York Times, Trump was covertly ferried back to Air Force One as though he had been aboard the whole time.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
National security officials had earlier rejected similar proposals by TikTok because they could still give ByteDance a means to manipulate TikTok’s code covertly and obtain data on American users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Browne-Marshall observed how the same FBI that covertly targeted Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists for subterfuge also prosecuted the KKK and investigated the death of civil rights workers.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
In 2023, covertly filmed footage emerged that appeared to show her accepting a luxury Dior handbag, in an episode that further eroded Yoon's already low approval ratings.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Catching Harry’s eye, he nodded covertly to a point some fifty yards away.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
