covertly

Example Sentences

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“Individuals in our country who covertly do the bidding of foreign governments undermine our democracy,” First Assistant U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Cdr Simon Messinger said Cano's behaviour recorded by an undercover journalist working covertly in the custody suite was "appalling".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

There’s something covertly chilling about taking some relatively banal aspect of real life and pushing it to its most extreme lengths — and there’s also so much that could go wrong trying.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Khan visited Pyongyang to help with uranium enrichment, an alternative path to a bomb that North Korea pursued covertly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The CIA operated covertly in Vietnam, as it did in many countries, and let the Vietnamese generals know the Americans would turn a blind eye to their plans.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge