covertly
Example Sentences
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In one case, a 17-year-old girl told British broadcaster Channel 4 News in August how she had been approached by a man who covertly recorded her and their interaction.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Wright has said private data firms are undercounting ships that move covertly through the waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
The British Army covertly took over a disused part of the London Underground in central London to plan a Nato military response to possible future Russian attacks.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Chronicler watched him covertly, finding it hard to believe that this man humming to himself and cutting sausage could be the same person who had stood behind the bar just minutes ago, dark-eyed and terrible.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
